Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938)
The Family, 1927/28
Oil/canvas, 119 x 70 cm
Sketch for the ballroom of Museum Folkwang Essen)

Yves Klein (1928-1962)
Monochrome gold, „Valeur or“, 1960
Gold foil/plywood, 59 x 44,5 cm
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2010

A choice selection of top international works from the collection of the Kunstmuseen Krefeld are setting off on tour. Some 55 paintings and sculptures will be making their way to Bremen, Erfurt, Würzburg, Cottbus, Freiburg and Rotterdam. The spectrum ranges from icons of Impressionisms to works by the Expressionists, to highlights of abstract painting. Above all this selection outlines the way colour emancipated itself in painting: from Claude Monet's atmospheric cityscape (The Houses of Parliament, 1904) to monochrome paintings by Piero Manzoni and Yves Klein. And ultimately to Lucio Fontana, who slit the canvas in order to open the painting up to the third dimension.

The touring exhibition is accompanied by an extensive catalogue (in German) with texts on the history of the Kunstmuseen Krefeld and the works. The catalogue is also available at the Kunstmuseen Krefeld.

Dates

Bremen
Kunstsammlungen Böttcherstraße
Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum
25 October 2009 - 24 January 2010

Erfurt
Kunsthalle Erfurt
7 February - 2 May 2010

Würzburg
Museum im Kulturspeicher
29 May - 1 August 2010

Cottbus
Kunstmuseum Dieselkraftwerk
15 August - 24 October 2010

Freiburg i.Br.
Museum für Neue Kunst
5 November 2010 - 30 January 2011

Rotterdam
Chabot Museum
27 February - 5 June 2011