Current exhibition
Watercolours by Erich Heckel
17 September 2011 to 11 March 2012
About 80 watercolours by Erich Heckel from the Brücke museum’s collection are on show, painted in lyrical-delicate flow and referring to the artist’s numerous journeys to various regions of Germany and Europe throughout the years of his career.
In some cases the same motifs were realized in watercolour as well as in oil. By juxtaposing these works in the exhibition, a direct comparison becomes possible.
Woodblocks by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
3 December 2011 to 22 April 2012
Woodblocks by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
3 December 2011 to 22 April 2012
In winter 2011 the Brücke-Museum presents in a special exhibition woodblocks by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Yet in early years the artist developed an affinity to the usage of the raw material wood. A woodblock is the printing plate from which the woodcuts on paper get detached. So these plates made of wood display - more than the prints - a creative genesis and document the artist’s examination of the substance wood. The exhibition juxtaposes different woodblocks with the equivalent prints on paper.
Generally: unfortunately during special exhibitions the highlights of the collection (paintings) cannot be exhibited
Opening hours during exhibitions:
every day except Tuesdays from 11 - 17 h
Guided Tours
Matinée tours every Sunday 11.30 a.m. Attendance implied in admission charge.
No Matinée-tours at 25. December 2011 and 01. January 2012!
Guided tours for children aged 6-9 (in German language)at Sunday 11 December 2011, 15 January, 12 February, 11 March and 15 April 2012. 15.30 p.m. Attendance free.
Guided tours for groups and school classes
Booking: (030) 831 20 29
Exhibition Catalogue
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Holzstöcke
Exhibition Catalogue – edited by Magdalena M. Moeller
480 pages with 414 illustrations, 32 €
Woodblocks display the creative genesis of woodcuts. More than the print on paper they document the artist’s examination of the raw material wood. The publication presents the woodblocks of Karl Schmidt-Rottluff in the collection of the Brücke-Museum and juxtaposes them with the equivalent prints on paper. Several texts introduce to the technique and the treatment of the woodblocks and their special expression.
(available only in German)
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Brücke-Museum Berlin – Malerei und Plastik. Kommentiertes Verzeichnis der Bestände
Karl und Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Stiftung 2011, edited von Magdalena M. Moeller
With texts written by Janina Dahlmanns, Andreas Gabelmann, Merit Marckwort, Christiane Remm and Cathy Stoike
231 pages with 106 colour plates, 22 €
This catalogue presents all paintings and sculptures by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and some other “Brücke“-artists in the collection of the Karl und Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Stiftung.
(available only in German)
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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Aquarelle
Publication - edited by Magdalena M. Moeller
300 pages with 289 colour plates, 28 €
This publication about the cofounder of the „Brücke“ Karl Schmidt-Rottluff is dedicated to his watercolours. He was especially interested in themes like landscapes and still lives. The expressive and luminous watercolours of Schmidt-Rottluff show a particular interaction between form and colour and reflect at the same time the artist´s inner mood. An introductive text by Christiane Remm informs about life and work of Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.
(available only in German)