Major Munch exhibition in Chemnitz - painting returns

Painting returns after almost 90 years

In Chemnitz, Munch was already honored several times with exhibitions during his lifetime. This is also commemorated, for example with a poster of the 1929 retrospective, on which the painting "Two People. The Lonely Ones". It had to be sold again in 1937 under the National Socialists. The current exhibition marks its return, albeit only temporarily. After almost 90 years, it can be seen again in Germany and Chemnitz for the first time, emphasized Thurmes. It shows a woman and a man on a Nordic beach looking out to sea. There is not only a physical distance between the two, but also an emotional one.

Munch himself spent a few weeks in Chemnitz in 1905 at the invitation of a textile entrepreneur. During this time, he created several paintings and drawings, two of which can be seen in the exhibition: the portrait of Herbert Esche and the landscape painting "View of the Chemnitz Valley".

Exhibition is a highlight of the European Capital of Culture year

Chemnitz is this year's European Capital of Culture together with the Slovenian town of Nova Gorica on the border with Italy. The Munch exhibition "Angst" is one of the highlights of the program. It can be seen from August 10 to November 2 in the art collections on Theaterplatz. In parallel, there will be numerous events such as film screenings, lectures, readings, guided tours and workshops - for example on the topic of "Screaming - but the right way!"

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