In these days Lenbach House puts up exhibits of the municipal
galery. Here you can see contemporary arts among municipal
paintings and the "Blaue Reiter". Munich owes Lenbach
House to Franz von Lenbach (he was ennobled in 1882) an
artist and portraitist born in Schrobenhausen.
Franz von Lenbach painted famous personages´s portraits like the chancellor Bismarck, Princeregent Luitpold, Emperor Wilhelm I and the austrian emperor Franz Josef I.
His artistic status and name recognition as "Malerfürst" made him possible to construct a dwelling house for his family and himself with palatial dimensions. From 1887 – 1891 constructed he at Königsplatz from Gabriel von Seidl his villa by following florentinical example and laid the foundations of today´s artcollection.
Franz von Stuck, whose
house became a museum, too: the Villa Stuck at
Prinzregentenstraße could be gold – plated by his artistic
talent
Lenbach House confronts two different styles. Here friends of Romanticism and Biedermeier meet admires of the " Blaue Reiter " of Kandinsky beyond August Macke to Franz Marc and those are dealing with supporters of modern art, a new art from Josef Beuys to Anselm Kiefer.
Many exhibitionexamples of Lenbach
House are owing to Gabriele Münter (Gabriele Münter
Foundation & Johannes Eichner Foundation). As
Kandinsky´s pupil and companion she has left many works of their
creative worktime to the städtische Galerie.
The new acquisitions insert works of Josef Beuys, Alfred Kubin, Andy Warhol, Paul Klee.Young artists are promoted and get exhibition bases in the Kunstbau (Subway Station Königsplatz Phone.: (089) 23332012). The living confrontation of styles shall stimulate to own creative thinking and production. By thinking of Josef Beuys " All men are artists..."
Address: Luisenstraße 33, 80333 München
Phone: (089) 233 320 00
Fax: (089) 233 320 03 / 4
Open Times: Tue. – Sun. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mon. closed
MVV: Königsplatz (U2)
