Hugo von Tschudi
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Hugo von Tschudi was an art historian and museum curator, notable for being a collector of important Impressionist works. Tschudi was born in Austria
and became a naturalised Swiss citizen.
The so-called "Tschudi Contribution" in 1905/1914 led to an extraordinary collection of masterpieces of Impressionism for the Bavarian State Collections in Munich
. Hugo von Tschudi, who served as its general director, acquired 44 paintings, nine sculptures and 22 drawings, mostly from new French artists. But since public funds could not be used to purchase these works, Tschudi’s associates came up with the money from private contributions after his death.
Hugo von Tchudi purchased Gauguin's 'The Nativity' at a time when this controversial masterpiece that mixed the holy with the profane and the primitive was not generally appreciated by Europeans and, in particular, by Kaiser Wilheim. As director of the Nationalgalerie in Berlin, he loaned the painting to that very same museum and, when fired by the Kaiser, took it with him to the Neue Pinakothek in München, which he directed until his death. The painting still remains at that gallery.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and became a naturalised Swiss citizen.
The so-called "Tschudi Contribution" in 1905/1914 led to an extraordinary collection of masterpieces of Impressionism for the Bavarian State Collections in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. Hugo von Tschudi, who served as its general director, acquired 44 paintings, nine sculptures and 22 drawings, mostly from new French artists. But since public funds could not be used to purchase these works, Tschudi’s associates came up with the money from private contributions after his death.
Books
- Ausstellungskatalog Berlin, München: Manet bis van Gogh, Hugo von Tschudi und der Kampf um die Moderne Prestel-Verlag 1996 ISBN 3791317482
- Barbara Paul: Hugo von Tschudi und die moderne französische Kunst im Deutschen Kaiserreich Zabern-Verlag 2001 ISBN 3805314167
Hugo von Tchudi purchased Gauguin's 'The Nativity' at a time when this controversial masterpiece that mixed the holy with the profane and the primitive was not generally appreciated by Europeans and, in particular, by Kaiser Wilheim. As director of the Nationalgalerie in Berlin, he loaned the painting to that very same museum and, when fired by the Kaiser, took it with him to the Neue Pinakothek in München, which he directed until his death. The painting still remains at that gallery.