About Bernard Schultze
Museums12
Countries6
Largest reported holdingMuseum Ludwig, Cologne · 202 recorded works
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Where to see Bernard Schultze
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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202 recorded works
Museum Ludwig
Cologne, Germany
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4 recorded works
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
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2 recorded works
Hungarian National Gallery
Budapest, Hungary
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2 recorded works
Neue Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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1 recorded work
Städel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
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1 recorded work
National Galleries Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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1 recorded work
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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1 recorded work
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Cologne, Germany
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1 recorded workHarvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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1 recorded work
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle, United States
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0 recorded works
Museum van Bommel van Dam
Venlo, Netherlands
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0 recorded works
Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst
Ghent, Belgium
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Bernard Schultze?
Bernard Schultze was a German[3] artist who co-founded the Quadriga group and produced gestural abstraction in postwar Germany. He rejected representation in his art, which he saw as a moral and artistic position against the figurative and realist art associated with Social Realism. He married the painter Ursula Bluhm in 1955[3].What is Bernard Schultze known for?
Bernard Schultze is known for his gestural abstraction in fluorescent, psychedelic colour, with forms that threaten to resolve into figures before dissolving back into pigment. He is also known for the Migof series, which feature biomorphic creature-paintings of invented organisms that appear to grow from the canvas surface. His canvases are in the collections of the Museum Ludwig, the Tate, and MoMA.What was Bernard Schultze's art style?
Bernard Schultze's mature work is characterised by gestural abstraction in fluorescent, psychedelic colour. His forms constantly threaten to resolve into figures and landscapes before dissolving back into pigment. He was also known for the Migof series, biomorphic creature-paintings in which invented organisms appear to grow from the canvas surface.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Bernard Schultze's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Harvard Art Museums Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Victoria and Albert Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] wikipedia Wikipedia: Bernard Schultze Used for: biography.
- [4] book guggenheim-handboo00pegg Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [5] book guggenheim-refigur00kren Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [6] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
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