Feuerbach's Muses - Lagerfeld's Models
Feuerbach's Muses - Lagerfeld's Models
March 2, 2014
© Karl Lagerfeld, 2013
In their work, both artists seek to realise an ideal of timeless beauty founded in the arts of the ancient world. The exhibition also examines the cult of beauty, in which models are elevated to the status of an icon.
Over forty of Feuerbach's paintings will be on show, predominantly from the years of 1860 to 1870. The works are loans from the Feuerbachhaus in Speyer as well as several German, Swiss and Austrian museums and private collections.
Karl Lagerfeld has created a series of around sixty black-and-white photographs specifically for this exhibition. The predominantly large-format works have been printed onto silver and gold coloured fabric in a complex procedure.
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© Karl Lagerfeld, 2013
Anselm Feuerbach
© Museum Oskar Reinhart, Winthertur, Photo: SIK-ISEA (Phillip Hitz)
Anselm Feuerbach
© Kunstbesitz der Stadt Speyer, Photo: G. Kayser
© Karl Lagerfeld, 2013
Anselm Feuerbach
© Hamburger Kunsthalle / bpk, Photo: Elke Walford