Von der Heydt Museum

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.

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: Friedrich Fries (1865–1954)
• 1929–1952: Victor Dirksen (1887–1955)
• 1953–1962: Harald Seiler (1910–1976)
• 1962–1985: Günter Aust (1921–2018)
• 1985–2006: Sabine Fehlemann (1941–2008)
• 2006– 1 May 2019: Gerhard Finckh (born 1952)

External links

• Official website—(in German)