Deutsche Guggenheim presents Visions of Modernity. Impressionist and Modern Collections from the Guggenheim Foundation, an exhibition on view from November 15, 2012 through February 17, 2013.
Robert Delaunay Simultaneous Windows (2nd Motiv, 1st Part), 2012 Oil on canvas, 21 5/8 x 18 1×4 inches Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Since its formation in 1937, the Guggenheim Foundation’s collection has expanded through major gifts and purchases from pioneering contemporaries who, like originators Solomon R. Guggenheim and Hilla Rebay, sought radical experimentation in art. These acquisitions include the extensive Expressionist art inventory from gallerist Karl Nierendorf (1889–1947); unparalleled collection of abstract and Surrealist work from Peggy Guggenheim (1898–1979); array of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces from dealer-collector Justin K. Thannhauser (1892–1976); and key bequests from museum organizers Katherine S. Dreier (1877–1952) and Rebay (1890–1967). Highlights from their individual collections, including works by such artists as Paul Cézanne, Robert Delaunay, Franz Marc, and Pablo Picasso, have been united in the exhibition Visions of Modernity: Impressionist and Modern Collections from the Guggenheim Foundation to illuminate a rich and fertile period for avant-garde art. From Dreier to Thannhauser, these visionaries brought to light some of the most significant artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and their connoisseurship helped to define the scope of the Guggenheim’s collection today. – www.deutsche-guggenheim.de
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