Von der Heydt Museum

The Von der Heydt Museum is a museum in Wuppertal, Germany.

The Von der Heydt Museum includes works by artists from the 17th century to the present time.

History

The museum is housed in the former city hall of Elberfeld, which in 1902 became a municipal museum.

The museum was named in 1961 after the Von der Heydt family. Banker August von der Heydt (1851–1929) and his son Eduard von der Heydt (1882–1964) were important patrons.[1]

Notable works

Still Life with Beer Mug and Fruit

Gallery

Carl Spitzweg, Der Geologe, 1855/60
Hans von Marées, Porträt Adolf von Hildebrand, around 1868
Claude Monet, Vétheuil, around 1901
Edgar Degas, Tänzerinnen im Probensaal, 1891
Paul Cézanne, Die eremitage in Pontoise, 1881
Paul Gauguin, Stillleben mit exotischen Vögeln II, 1902

Directors

1902–1929: Friedrich Fries (1865–1954)
1929–1952: Victor Dirksen (1887–1955)
1953–1962: Harald Seiler (1910–1976)
1962–1985: Günter Aust (1921–2018)
1985–2006: Sabine Fehlemann (1941–2008)
2006– 1 May 2019: Gerhard Finckh (born 1952)

Notes and references

"Von der Heydt-Museum". Retrieved 24 October 2019. (in German)

External links

Official website—(in German)

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