Degenerate Art—Confiscated and Sold
November 2, 2017–March 4, 2018
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Gurlitt: Status Report. Degenerate Art—Confiscated and Sold
The Kunstmuseum Bern and the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn are presenting a selection of artworks and documents from the Gurlitt estate in two contemporaneous exhibitions. Under the title Degenerate Art—confiscated and sold, the Kunstmuseum Bern will focus on the modern art outlawed by the National Socialists, while Bonn concentrates on Nazi Art Looting and its Consequences.
The Kunstmuseum Bern will present some 200 works, most of which were confiscated from German collections during the Degenerate Art operation in 1937 and 1938, and works created by artists defamed for being “degenerated.” These holdings mostly consist of works on paper, featuring outstanding works of Expressionism and Neue Sachlichkeit.
Team of curators
Dr. Nina Zimmer, Director, Kunstmuseum Bern - Zentrum Paul Klee
Dr. Matthias Frehner, Director of Collections, Kunstmuseum Bern – Zentrum Paul Klee
Dr. Nikola Doll, Head of Provenance Research, Kunstmuseum Bern
Prof. (em.) Dr. Georg Kreis, Historian, Universität Basel,
Press contact
Maria-Teresa Cano, press@kunstmuseumbern.ch / T +41 31 328 09 44
