One feature of seventeenth-century Dutch genre painting is its focus on daily life. It was not uncommon for artistic beauty to find itself challenged by the claim to aesthetic truths. What was once a novelty in Netherlandish art, however, has lost none of its charisma for today's viewers. This illustrated volume offers evidence of this in a fascinating dialogue between the historic masters of genre painting and the shooting stars of contemporary art. Works by Johannes Vermeers, Pieter de Hoochs, and other painters meet Stefan Marx's contemporary typefaces and Lars Eidinger's photographs. This unique synopsis not only reveals historic distinctions but the surprising similarities in themes and pictorial inventiveness are captivating.

The painting technique and artist's materials of the renowned Expressionist Emil Nolde (1867-1956) have been examined for the first time by an interdisciplinary team of restorers, art historians, and scientists. The research included an evaluation of Nolde's studio estate and his text sources from the perspective of art technology, as well as detailed microscopic, imaging, and material-analysis examinations of his paintings. Known as a master of coloring, the choice of canvas, primer, and paint, as well as diverse application techniques are essential to the effect of his pictures. The impressive spectrum of Nolde's working methods and his struggle to arrive at artistic solutions are explained clearly based on forty-four works from all the phases of his long career. Exhibitions: Hamburger Kunsthalle, October 16, 2021 until April 18, 2022 Emil Nolde. Meine Art zu malen..., Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, March 31, 2022 until February 28, 2023 Presentation in the Nolde Stiftung Seebull, expected from summer 2022

Gustav Pauli (1866-1938) zahlt zu den wichtigsten Museumsdirektoren des 20. Jahrhunderts. Nach dem Tode Alfred Lichtwarks ubernahm er 1914 das Direktorat der Hamburger Kunsthalle. Bis zur seiner Entlassung durch die Nationalsozialisten 1933 verfasste Pauli auf seinen Reisen durch Deutschland und Europa 138 Briefe, die authentische Einblicke in die Entwicklung der grossen Kunstmuseen in Berlin, Munchen und Dresden ermoeglichen, aber auch das gesellschaftliche Leben, so die Feierlichkeiten zu Liebermanns 70. Geburtstag, beleuchten. Ebenso berichtet Pauli von seinen Besuchen bei Kunsthandlern, Privatsammlern und Kunstlern. Der Band 'Reisebriefe' umfasst die ausfuhrlich kommentierten Quellenschriften. Der Band 'Biografie und Sammlungspolitik' analysiert, welche Motive und Zielsetzungen Pauli bei seinen Ankaufen aber auch Verkaufen leiteten. Schwerpunkt ist die Erweiterung der Sammlung der franzoesischen Impressionisten aber auch der deutschen Expressionisten. Beide Bande sind fur die Kenntnis der Entwicklung der deutschen Kunstmuseen im ersten Drittel des 20. Jahrhunderts unentbehrlich.