In 2020, the Dresden Kupferstich-Kabinett celebrates its 300th
anniversary. Founded in 1720 by Augustus the Strong as a museum
specializing in works on paper, the collection - now with over half
a million works, from the Middle Ages to the present day - has
always acquired contemporary art alongside recognised masterpieces.
The collection - which includes exceptional works by Jan van Eyck,
Durer, Verrocchio, Grunewald, Cranach, Holbein, Rembrandt, Caspar
David Friedrich, Ludwig Richter, Toulouse Lautrec, Mondrian,
Hermann Gloeckner, Gerhard Altenbourg, A.R. Penck, Georg Baselitz
and Evelyn Richter - began in the 18th century with drawings,
miniatures and prints, before photography was added in 1898 as the
promising future means of reproduction. The people in charge of the
collection always had a keen eye for the art of their
contemporaries and often demonstrated particular foresight in their
acquisitions. Many of the works that were contemporary and still
unknown at the time of their acquisition are now considered special
treasures and rank equally with those that had been added to the
collection as masterpieces. Exemplary are freshly printed etchings
by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, which were little known at the time,
and were bought in the 18th century. And towards the end of the
19th century, the then director Max Lehrs promoted artists
directly, such as Max Klinger and Kathe Kollwitz. Today, the
Kupferstich-Kabinett occupies an outstanding international position
thanks to the high quality and abundance of works. However, the
collection is often hidden from the public. Works on paper in
particular require special protection and, due to their fragility
and extreme sensitivity to light, they can only rarely leave the
safety of the depot. The anniversary gives reason to air many
masterpieces of the collection, and offers the opportunity to look
into both the past and into the future, and to anchor the
Kupferstich-Kabinett with its seemingly inexhaustible holdings as a
lively, innovative and democratic place in the public consciousness
- as a place where creativity and knowledge, critical thinking and
aesthetic pleasure can be experienced. The exhibition of 84
masterpieces, which opens in Dresden in April 2020, will then
travel to New York in October 2020, where they will be presented in
the prominent, international context of The Morgan Library&
Museum.
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