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On the occasion of Dieter and Hilde Scharf’s 100th birthday, the exhibition highlights the passion for collecting shared by the couple and their daughter Julietta Scharf. From 19. December, numerous works that are not part of the collection and have been on permanent loan to the National Gallery in Berlin-Charlottenburg since 2008 under the name Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection have been on display for the first time.
Based on the renowned collection of his grandfather Otto Gerstenberg (1848–1935), Dieter Scharf established a foundation in 2001, from whose holdings he selected around 350 works for the Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection. Surrealism was the focus of his collecting interests, but its precursors and successors are also represented. Spread over two floors, the collection rooms unfold a comprehensive panorama of fantastic art – from works by Goya, Piranesi and Redon to …
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Image above: Max Beckmann (Leipzig 1884 – 1950 New York), Paar, 1938, Aquarell und Gouache auf Büttenpapier, 61,5 × 48,5 cm (Blatt), Sammlung Julietta Scharf, Photo: Sammlung Julietta Scharf.
