Lenbachhaus
The Lenbachhaus in Munich houses an art museum and is part of Munich's "Kunstareal" (the "art area").
The building
The Lenbachhaus was built as a Florentine-style villa for the painter Franz von Lenbach between 1887 and 1891 by Gabriel von Seidl and was expanded several times later on; some of the rooms have kept their original design. The city of Munich acquired the building in 1924 and today, the Lenbach Haus houses the city's gallery.
The gallery
The gallery contains a variety of works including those by Munich, Der Blaue Reiter, New Objectivity, and contemporary artists.
Munich painters
The gallery shows masterpieces of municipal artists like Jan Polack, Christoph Schwarz, Georges Desmarees ("Countess Holstein" 1754), Wilhelm von Kobell, Georg von Dillis, Carl Rottmann, Carl Spitzweg, Eduard Schleich, Carl Theodor von Piloty, Franz von Stuck, Franz von Lenbach, Friedrich August von Kaulbach, Wilhelm Leibl, Wilhelm Trübner and Hans Thoma.
Also on display are works by members of the Munich Secession founded in 1892, such as Lovis Corinth, Max Slevogt and Fritz von Uhde.
The Blue Rider
The Lenbachhaus is most famous for the large collection of paintings of Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a group of expressionist artists established in Munich in 1911 which included the painters Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter, Franz Marc, August Macke, Marianne von Werefkin, and Paul Klee.
New Objectivity
Artists of the New Objectivity like Christian Schad and Rudolf Schlichter are exhibited.
Contemporary art
The museum gives a very profound view of international contemporary art with works by Franz Ackermann, Dennis Adams, Christian Boltanski, Joseph Beuys, James Coleman, Thomas Demand, Olafur Eliasson, Valie Export, Dan Flavin, Günther Förg, Günther Fruhtrunk, Rupprecht Geiger, Isa Genzken, Liam Gillick, Katharina Grosse, Michael Heizer, Andreas Hofer, Jenny Holzer, Stefan Huber, Asger Jorn, Ellsworth Kelly, Anselm Kiefer, Michaela Melian, Gerhard Merz, Maurizio Nannucci, Roman Opalka, Sigmar Polke, Arnulf Rainer, Gerhard Richter, Michael Sailstorfer, Richard Serra, Katharina Sieverding, Andy Warhol, Lawrence Weiner, Martin Wöhrl as well as artists of the Viennese Actionism.
Young artists are promoted and get exhibition bases in the affiliated Kunstbau above the Subway Station Königsplatz.
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