Ernst Barlach House
The Ernst Barlach House – Hermann F. Reemtsma Foundation (Ernst-Barlach-Haus – Stiftung Hermann F. Reemtsma) is an art museum in Hamburg, Germany, devoted to the German Expressionist artist Ernst Barlach. The museum was founded by the industrialist Hermann F. Reemtsma, and is located in the Jenisch park in Othmarschen in the west of the city. There is also a library containing literature on Barlach and his era.
Also recorded as Ernst-Barlach-Haus - Stiftung Hermann F. Reemtsma · Ernst Barlach Haus - Stiftung Hermann F. Reemtsma
Ernst Barlach House
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The Ernst Barlach House – Hermann F. Reemtsma Foundation (Ernst-Barlach-Haus – Stiftung Hermann F. Reemtsma) is an art museum in Hamburg, Germany, devoted to the German Expressionist artist Ernst Barlach. The museum was founded by the industrialist Hermann F. Reemtsma, and is located in the Jenisch park in Othmarschen in the west of the city. There is also a library containing literature on Barlach and his era.
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Reemtsma had begun to build a collection of Barlach's works in the mid-1930s, after first meeting the multi-talented draughtsman, graphic artist, sculptor and dramatist. Towards the end of the decade he sought to defend this collection as securely as possible against Fascist vandalism, after Barlach's cenotaphs in Kiel (Holy Ghost Church) and Güstrow (cathedral) were destroyed, 381 of his works were seized, and Barlach was classified as a "degenerate" artist and banned from working or being exhibited. In the 1950s Reemtsma established the art foundation that bears his name, in order to preserve Barlach's works and make them accessible to the public. Shortly before his death in 1961 he commissioned the construction of the museum, which now states that its, bronze, ceramics, porcelain, terracotta and plaster, more than 400 drawings from all his creative periods, almost all his printed graphics, as well as important autographs, rare portfolios, first editions and records".
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• Name — Ernst Barlach House • Native Name — Ernst-Barlach-Haus – Stiftung Hermann F. Reemtsma • Established — 1962 • Location — Germany • Type — Art Hamburg
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1961
Ernst Barlach House established.
1961
Ernst Barlach House was established or created in 1961.
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The circumstances in which Ernst Barlach House stands. Recorded as nonprofit organization. Established or created in 1961. House has its headquarters at Hamburg. Located at Jenisch park. Situated in Germany. House lies within Altona.
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