Von der Heydt Museum

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Von der Heydt Museum

The Von der Heydt Museum is a museum in Wuppertal, Germany.

The Von der Heydt Museum includes works by artists from the 17th century to the present time.

History[]

The museum is housed in the former city hall of Elberfeld, which in 1902 became a municipal museum.

The museum was named in 1961 after the Von der Heydt family. Banker August von der Heydt and his son Eduard von der Heydt (1882–1964) were important patrons.^[1]

Notable works[]

• Still Life with Beer Mug and Fruit

Gallery[]

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  Carl Spitzweg, Der Geologe, 1855/60

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  Hans von Marées, Porträt Adolf von Hildebrand, around 1868

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  Claude Monet, Vétheuil, around 1901

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  Edgar Degas, Tänzerinnen im Probensaal, 1891

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  Paul Cézanne, Die eremitage in Pontoise, 1881

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  Paul Gauguin, Stillleben mit exotischen Vögeln II, 1902

Directors[]

• 1902–1929: (1865–1954)
• 1929–1952: (1887–1955)
• 1953–1962: (1910–1976)
• 1962–1985: (1921–2018)
• 1985–2006: (1941–2008)
• 2006– 1 May 2019: (born 1952)

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• Official website—(in German)

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Coordinates: 51°15′26″N 7°8′48″E / 51.25722°N 7.14667°E / 51.25722; 7.14667

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