Neue Künstlervereinigung München
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The Neue Künstlervereinigung München e.V (NKVM), ("Munich New Artist's Association", if literally translated from German
) formed in 1909 in Munich
around Wassily Kandinsky
, and prefigured Der Blaue Reiter
, the first modernist secession which is regarded as a forerunner and pathfinder for Modern art
in 20th century Germany.
who initially proposed the group, Alexej von Jawlensky
, Marianne von Werefkin
, Gabriele Münter
, Adolf Erbslöh and Alexander Kanoldt
. These principle figures came together to study in Munich in 1909 from many different areas of Painting.
In 1909, 1910 and 1911, the NKVM organised three cycling exhibitions:
On view since December 1, 1909, at the Moderne Galerie in Munich, this exhibition saw 9 venues:
It received mainly negative criticism from the local press.
, Derain
, Kees van Dongen
, Durio, Erbslöh, Le Fauconnier
, Girieud, Haller, Hoetger, Jawlensky
, von Kahler, Kandinsky
, Kanoldt
, Kogan, Kubin, Alexander Mogilewski, Münter, Nieder, Picasso
, Rouault, Scharff, de Vlaminck, Werefkin, David Burljuk, Wladimir Burljuk, Denissoff, Soudbinine, and is accompanyied by 20 reproductions and 2 pages of advertisements.
On view from September 1, 1910, at the Moderne Galerie in Munich, this exhibition visited 8 venues in:
, Alexander Kanoldt
, Mossey Kogan and Marianne von Werefkin
, and 8 illustrations - one for each participant.
On view since December 18, 1911, at the Moderne Galerie in Munich, this exhibition originally was to see 8 or 9 venues, but probably ceased to travel after the 2nd venue:
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) formed in 1909 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...
around Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was an influential Russian painter and art theorist. He is credited with painting the first purely-abstract works. Born in Moscow, Kandinsky spent his childhood in Odessa. He enrolled at the University of Moscow, studying law and economics...
, and prefigured Der Blaue Reiter
Der Blaue Reiter
Der Blaue Reiter was a group of artists from the Neue Künstlervereinigung München in Munich, Germany. The group was founded by a number of Russian emigrants, including Wassily Kandinsky, Alexej von Jawlensky, Marianne von Werefkin, and native German artists, such as Franz Marc, August Macke and...
, the first modernist secession which is regarded as a forerunner and pathfinder for Modern art
Modern art
Modern art includes artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of...
in 20th century Germany.
Historical background
The founding members were: Wassily KandinskyWassily Kandinsky
Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was an influential Russian painter and art theorist. He is credited with painting the first purely-abstract works. Born in Moscow, Kandinsky spent his childhood in Odessa. He enrolled at the University of Moscow, studying law and economics...
who initially proposed the group, Alexej von Jawlensky
Alexej von Jawlensky
Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky was a Russian expressionist painter active in Germany. He was a key member of the New Munich Artist's Association , Der Blaue Reiter group and later the Die Blaue Vier .-Life and work:Alexej von Jawlensky was born in Torzhok, a town in Tver...
, Marianne von Werefkin
Marianne von Werefkin
Marianne von Werefkin , born Marianna Wladimirowna Werewkina , was a Russian-Swiss Expressionist painter.-Life and career:...
, Gabriele Münter
Gabriele Münter
Gabriele Münter was a German expressionist painter who was at the forefront of the Munich avant-garde in the early 20th century. Artists and writers associated with German Expressionism shared a rebellious attitude toward the materialism and mores of German imperial and bourgeois society...
, Adolf Erbslöh and Alexander Kanoldt
Alexander Kanoldt
Alexander Kanoldt was a German magic realist painter and one of the artists of the New Objectivity.Kanoldt was born in Karlsruhe. His father was the painter Edmond Kanoldt, a late practitioner of the Nazarene style...
. These principle figures came together to study in Munich in 1909 from many different areas of Painting.
In 1909, 1910 and 1911, the NKVM organised three cycling exhibitions:
- The first cycle: showed the original group and artists invited
- The second cycle: expanded to a wide view on French and Russian avant-garde artists like Pablo PicassoPablo PicassoPablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso known as Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the...
, Georges BraqueGeorges BraqueGeorges Braque[p] was a major 20th century French painter and sculptor who, along with Pablo Picasso, developed the art style known as Cubism.-Early Life:...
and . - The third and final cycle: excluded most of the previous exhibitors, especially the secessionists of Der Blaue ReiterDer Blaue ReiterDer Blaue Reiter was a group of artists from the Neue Künstlervereinigung München in Munich, Germany. The group was founded by a number of Russian emigrants, including Wassily Kandinsky, Alexej von Jawlensky, Marianne von Werefkin, and native German artists, such as Franz Marc, August Macke and...
who launched their own parallel show in the same gallery, as a result of tensions within the NKVM.
1st Cycle: "Turnus 1909-1910"
The catalogue of the first NKVM exhibition lists 128 items by 16 artists: Paul Baum, Wladimir von Bechtejeff, Erma Bossi, Dresler, Eckert, Erbslöh, Pierre Girieud, Hofer, Jawlensky, Kandinsky, Kanoldt, Kogan, Alfreds Kubin, Münter, Pohle, Werefkin, and is accompanyied by 14 reproductions and a list of prices.On view since December 1, 1909, at the Moderne Galerie in Munich, this exhibition saw 9 venues:
- December 1 - 15, 1909: Munich, Moderne Galerie Heinrich Thannhauser
- Brünn
- Elberfeld
- Barmen
- Hamburg
- Düsseldorf
- Wiesbaden
- Schwerin
- Frankfurt am Main.
It received mainly negative criticism from the local press.
2nd Cycle: "Turnus 1910-1911"
The catalogue of the second NKVM exhibition lists 115 items by 29 artists: Bechtejew, Bossi, BraqueGeorges Braque
Georges Braque[p] was a major 20th century French painter and sculptor who, along with Pablo Picasso, developed the art style known as Cubism.-Early Life:...
, Derain
André Derain
André Derain was a French artist, painter, sculptor and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse.-Early years:...
, Kees van Dongen
Kees van Dongen
Cornelis Theodorus Maria van Dongen , usually known as Kees van Dongen or just Van Dongen, was a Dutch painter and one of the Fauves. He gained a reputation for his sensuous, at times garish, portraits....
, Durio, Erbslöh, Le Fauconnier
Henri Le Fauconnier
Henri Victor Gabriel Le Fauconnier was a French cubist painter born in Hesdin. He studied art in Paris at the Academie Julian and later exhibited with the Puteaux Group.He died in Paris....
, Girieud, Haller, Hoetger, Jawlensky
Alexej von Jawlensky
Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky was a Russian expressionist painter active in Germany. He was a key member of the New Munich Artist's Association , Der Blaue Reiter group and later the Die Blaue Vier .-Life and work:Alexej von Jawlensky was born in Torzhok, a town in Tver...
, von Kahler, Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was an influential Russian painter and art theorist. He is credited with painting the first purely-abstract works. Born in Moscow, Kandinsky spent his childhood in Odessa. He enrolled at the University of Moscow, studying law and economics...
, Kanoldt
Alexander Kanoldt
Alexander Kanoldt was a German magic realist painter and one of the artists of the New Objectivity.Kanoldt was born in Karlsruhe. His father was the painter Edmond Kanoldt, a late practitioner of the Nazarene style...
, Kogan, Kubin, Alexander Mogilewski, Münter, Nieder, Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso known as Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the...
, Rouault, Scharff, de Vlaminck, Werefkin, David Burljuk, Wladimir Burljuk, Denissoff, Soudbinine, and is accompanyied by 20 reproductions and 2 pages of advertisements.
On view from September 1, 1910, at the Moderne Galerie in Munich, this exhibition visited 8 venues in:
- Moderne Galerie Munich
- Karlsruhe, Mannheim
- Hagen
- Paul Cassirer Berlin
- Leipzig
- Galerie Arnold Dresden
- Munich Weimar
- Neue Secession Berlin
3rd Cycle: "Turnus 1911-1912"
The third and final NKVM exhibition showed 58 paintings by 8 artists: Erma Barrera-Bossi, Wladimir von Bechtejeff, Adolf Erbslöh, Pierre Girieud, Alexej von JawlenskyAlexej von Jawlensky
Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky was a Russian expressionist painter active in Germany. He was a key member of the New Munich Artist's Association , Der Blaue Reiter group and later the Die Blaue Vier .-Life and work:Alexej von Jawlensky was born in Torzhok, a town in Tver...
, Alexander Kanoldt
Alexander Kanoldt
Alexander Kanoldt was a German magic realist painter and one of the artists of the New Objectivity.Kanoldt was born in Karlsruhe. His father was the painter Edmond Kanoldt, a late practitioner of the Nazarene style...
, Mossey Kogan and Marianne von Werefkin
Marianne von Werefkin
Marianne von Werefkin , born Marianna Wladimirowna Werewkina , was a Russian-Swiss Expressionist painter.-Life and career:...
, and 8 illustrations - one for each participant.
On view since December 18, 1911, at the Moderne Galerie in Munich, this exhibition originally was to see 8 or 9 venues, but probably ceased to travel after the 2nd venue:
- December 18, 1911, - January 1, 1912: Munich/München, Moderne Galerie
- Zürich & Bremen (?)
- Köln
- Elberfeld
- Mannheim
- Munich, Secession
- Heidelberg
- Frankfurt am Main
- Jena
- Breslau