Wilhelm Lehmbruck (1881–1919) is among the most important artists of the first half of the 20th century. The Leopold Museum is devoting a first comprehensive retrospective in Austria to this influential innovator and pioneer of modern European sculpture, which will feature 50 sculptures as well as around 90 paintings, drawings and etchings.
The exhibition traces Lehmbruck’s artistic development from his time at the School of Arts and Crafts (1895–1899) and as a student of the Academy of Fine Arts Düsseldorf (1901–1906) all the way to his most famous pieces, from his »searching« early work, in which he processed various influences, to the evolution of his distinctive sculptural language. Read more.
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