Tag Archives: German Art

Slow Art–Kirchner’s Street at Schöneberg City Park

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

Have you ever looked at a work of art for a half-hour straight? In college, one of my favorite art history professors required that we spend at least a half-hour sitting in front of the work of art we were … Continue reading →

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From the Collection–Portrait by Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

In 1988, the Milwaukee Art Museum purchased a painting by Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein, one of the most important German portraitists of the early 19th century. Up until that point, most of the paintings in the Museum’s German collection … Continue reading →

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From the Collection–Caspar David Friedrich

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Although the Milwaukee Art Museum has a fantastic collection of German art, one of the things I wish we had is a painting by Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840). Friedrich is one of the most important German artists from the Romantic … Continue reading →

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From the Collection–’Tis the Season

Posted on November 7, 2010 by

Earlier this week, as I walked to work, seeing my breath in front of me with my hands stuffed in my pockets, noticing that the trees were mostly bare, I had to admit to myself: winter just might be here. … Continue reading →

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