Astral Composition XIV, 1912

ArtistWilhelm Morgner, Soest 1891–1917 Langemark

MediumOil on cardboard

(H x W)71 × 96 cm

Status

on display

About the workThe arable farming in his hometown of Soest characterised Wilhelm Morgner’s pictorial inventions. He chose scenes of sowing and harvesting as motifs. This painting belongs to a group of 26 works that examine the harmony between humans and nature. The figures merge with their surroundings in a play of colour fields, creating the impression of a larger, peaceful context. This is probably why Georg Tappert, Morgner’s former painting teacher from Worpswede, entitled these works "Astral Compositions". He was in charge of the artist’s estate, who died in the First World War in 1917.

AccessionAcquistion 1970

Provenancevermutl. ca. 1914 Sammlung Anton Brüning, Soest, vermutl. erworben vom Künstler [s. Provenienzangabe Rückgabegarantie", 5.8.2011];
ab 1960 Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, erhalten als Dauerleihgabe von Anton Brüning;
seit 1970 Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast als Schenkung von Anton Brüning [Inv.-buch Moderne Ia: "Von Anton Brüning (gest. 1970) um 1960 ins Kunstmuseum gebracht, mit der Absicht, das Gemälde dem Kunstmuseum zu schenken"]

Inventory number0.1970.5606

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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