REFERENCE: EXHIBITION - “Pariser Leben” and “Toulouse-Lautrec und die Künstler des Montmartre – eine Sternstunde der Lithographie”

“Pariser Leben” (Life in Paris). From Manet to Toulouse-Lautrec. French drawings and prints 1860 – 1910 5 November 2005 to 8 January 2006 Paris around 1900 – the metropolis par excellence! It is here that life pulsates and the arts explore new paths – realism, impressionism, Art Nouveau. Apart from Manet and Toulouse-Lautrec, there are other great masters such as Renoir, Degas, Pissaro, Bonnard, Vuillard, and Cézanne. It is above all the imagery of the graphic arts that reflects the wide variety of the period – light and shade, tradition and new beginnings, rich and poor and the dramatic relationship between the sexes. The works presented range from views of the city and portraits to posters and illustrations and architectural designs. The core of this selection comes from the Niedersächsische Landesgalerie in Hanover (Nitschner Collection) and is complemented with loans and works from Cologne collections (e.g. Hittorff Estate).
At the same time the Käthe Kollwitz Museum Cologne presents the exhibition “Toulouse-Lautrec und die Künstler des Montmartre – eine Sternstunde der Lithographie” (Toulouse-Lautrec and the artists from Montmartre – a highlight in the history of lithography).