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Wallraf-Richartz Museum & Fondation Corboud, Museum Ludwig, collection, Ferdinand Franz Wallraf, Johann Heinrich Richartz, Peter Ludwig, Irene Ludwig,
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Orlova E. V. On the history of Museum Ludwig – from collection to museum // The Art of Eurasia, 2021. № 1 (20). P. 164-175. URL: https://doi.org/10.46748/ARTEURAS.2021.01.012.
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Abstract
The article is devoted to the founding of the Museum Ludwig in Cologne and presents an analysis of the process of building this museum of contemporary art in dynamics — from the beginning of the collection within the walls of the Wallraf-Richartz Museum to gaining the status of an independent exhibition giant. The study provides an overview of the collection and its sources, identifies individual significant works of art, accompanied by art history descriptions, and sets out the reasons and the chronicle of the separation of the Museum Ludwig from the Wallraf-Richartz Museum. The museum, established in 1976, presents German art from the first half of the 20th century, American and British pop art of the 1960s, Russian avant-garde, photorealism and contemporary art from the last third of the 20th century. It has departments of painting, sculpture, graphics and art photography. The role of the famous German patrons and collectors of Peter and Irene Ludwig in the formation and replenishment of the museum's funds is noted.
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