The Walter Stöhrer-Foundation
23 Jul - 04 Sep 2011
THE WALTER STÖHRER-FOUNDATION
23 July – 4 September, 2011
For museums the exchange with private collectors is becoming increasingly important. A new series of exhibitions at the Kunstmuseum aims to make the engagement of these art patrons visible: The second presentation is dedicated to the works of Walter Stöhrer. Beginning in the 1960s, Walter Stöhrer (b. 1937 in Stuttgart) influenced the history of German painting. His powerful, dynamic paintings are predominantly inspired by literature, which he introduced as fragments into the gestural painting process. Abstraction and figuration are balanced in the artist’s work. Stöhrer was not interested in illustrating narratives, but stimulated by the possibilities of painting. In his late work, figural elements are given more pictorial space, and a new engagement with surfaces appears. The exhibition is devoted to this phase and presents works from the Walter Stöhrer Foundation in Scholderup. The foundation preserves the estate of the artist, who passed away in 2000, and makes important loans available to the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart. In recognition of the foundation’s commendable engagement, it will be honored in the new collector series in the Kunstmuseum.
23 July – 4 September, 2011
For museums the exchange with private collectors is becoming increasingly important. A new series of exhibitions at the Kunstmuseum aims to make the engagement of these art patrons visible: The second presentation is dedicated to the works of Walter Stöhrer. Beginning in the 1960s, Walter Stöhrer (b. 1937 in Stuttgart) influenced the history of German painting. His powerful, dynamic paintings are predominantly inspired by literature, which he introduced as fragments into the gestural painting process. Abstraction and figuration are balanced in the artist’s work. Stöhrer was not interested in illustrating narratives, but stimulated by the possibilities of painting. In his late work, figural elements are given more pictorial space, and a new engagement with surfaces appears. The exhibition is devoted to this phase and presents works from the Walter Stöhrer Foundation in Scholderup. The foundation preserves the estate of the artist, who passed away in 2000, and makes important loans available to the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart. In recognition of the foundation’s commendable engagement, it will be honored in the new collector series in the Kunstmuseum.