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From Norway (Tjellebotten),
1917
Gabriele Münter, 1877–1962; born Berlin, Germany; died Murnau (am Staffelsee), Germany
2012-22
With the declaration of war in 1914, Münter left Munich for neutral Sweden, while her lover Wassily Kandinsky went to his native Russia. In Scandinavia, she arranged exhibitions for Kandinsky and herself. Kandinsky joined her during these exhibitions, which lasted from December 1915 until March 1916, but then broke off relations with her. Münter continued to paint cityscapes and landscapes in Scandinavia, now with people included. This scene shows characteristics of children’s drawings, one of her interests, and is less bold than her earlier, expressionistic creations. After her return to Germany, Münter stopped painting altogether for some years in the 1920s, until, encouraged by her new companion, Johannes Eichner, she began to paint in a new style.
More About This Object
Information
Title
From Norway (Tjellebotten)
Dates
1917
Maker
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
52.1 x 62.9 cm (20 1/2 x 24 3/4 in.)
frame: 76 × 87.5 × 6 cm (29 15/16 × 34 7/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
In loving memory of Frank and Peggy Taplin
Object Number
2012-22
Place Depicted
Europe, Norway, Tjelle
Signatures
Signed, dated, and numbered in paint at lower right: Münter / 1917 / I.V.
Culture
Type
(Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles); 1963 purchase by private collector, Princeton, NJ; 2012 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.
- Johannes Eicher, Kandinsky and Gabriele Munter: von Ursprüngen Moderner Kunst, (München: Bruckman, 1957)., p. 177; pl. 25
- Gabriele Münter, 1877-1962: Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, München, Ausstellung vom 13. Oktober bis 2. Dezember 1962, (München: Städtische Galerie, 1962)., no. 81
- Anne Mochon, Gabriele Münter: between Munich and Murnau, (Cambridge, MA: Published for the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University, 1980)., no. 32; p. 36 (illus.)
- "Acquisitions of the Princeton University Art Museum 2012," Record of the Princeton University Art Museum 71/72 (2012-13): p. 105-132., p. 131
