Kunsthalle Emden

Kunsthalle Emden

Kunsthalle Emden (Henri and Eske Nannen Foundation, Donation Otto Van de loo) is a German art museum in Emden in East Frisia, Germany.[1][2]

The museum's collections include more than 1,500 works.[3]

The Kunsthalle in December 2007.

The Kunsthalle in April 2008.

History

In 1986, Henri Nannen (1913–1996) commissioned a building for his collection of 20th-century art in Emden, his home town. The core of the collection includes German Expressionism with works by Nolde, Macke and Kokoschka. In October 2000 the Munich art dealer and collector Otto van de Loo donated his collection to Kunsthalle Emden.[4]

Provenance research and collection

Provenance research into the Nannen donation pointed to some problematic artworks.[5] An artwork from the Ismar Littmann art collection, which had confiscated by the Gestapo, was restituted.[6][7]

In 2002 a settlement was reached concerning a painting by Emil Nolde with the heirs of Mr. Wurzburger, who, along with his wife, was murdered by Nazis in the Holocaust. The painting had been seized by a Nazi appraiser and disappeared until it reappeared in the Kuntshalle in Emden, where" it arrived as a bequest from the Henri Nannen Foundation".[8]

See also

• Kunsthalle

References

1. "Kunsthalle Emden - der kulturelle Leuchtturm". kunsthalle-emden.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-10.
2. Hohmeyer, Jürgen (1985-09-22). "Die neue Herrlichkeit von Emden". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
3. "Kunsthalle ist reicher geworden". www.oz-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-10.
4. Century, Art Collection from the 20th (2017-10-19). "Art Gallery Emden - Museums and Exhibitions - Worth Seeing - Culture - Experiences - Visit Lower Saxony". www.niedersachsen-tourism.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
5. Nordwest-Zeitung. "Provenienzforschung in Emden: Katharina Rüppell ist auf Spurensuche in der Sammlung der Kunsthalle". www.nwzonline.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-10.
6. "Kunsthalle in Emden, (Emden Art Gallery)". www.lootedart.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
7. "Lost Art Internet Database - Jüdische Sammler und Kunsthändler (Opfer nationalsozialistischer Verfolgung und Enteignung) - Littmann, Dr. Ismar". www.lostart.de. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
8. Bohlen, Celestine (2002-12-03). "Settlement On Painting Captured In Holocaust". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-10.

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