250 years of surreal masterpieces
The collection on show at the Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg brings together art of the fantastic. Drawn from the Dieter Scharf Collection in Memory of Otto Gerstenberg, the artworks focus on surrealism’s precursors, pioneers and legacy, presenting a rich survey of a genre. The collection covers more than 250 years of art history, starting with works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Francisco de Goya and Victor Hugo, moving on through key figures of symbolism, such as Odilon Redon, and culminating in defining artists of the movement. Highlights include Max Ernst’s “Le Triomphe de l’amour/fausse allégorie” (1937), René Magritte’s “Gaspard de la nuit” (1965), and Man Ray’s “Erotique voilée” (1933). Works by artists such as Jean Dubuffet and André Thomkins demonstrate how the surrealist tradition continued into the postwar period.
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