“The exhibition examines the radical modernist movements in Germany and Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century, focusing on the activities of the German Expressionist groups Brücke (Bridge) and the Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider), and their Russian counterparts the Jack of Diamonds and the Donkey’s Tail. The development of these groups was parallel and often intersected. Russian artists traveled to Germany to live and study. Likewise, the Germans were aware of the avant-garde art being produced in Moscow and exhibited their work there, too.” — Neue Galerie
Erich Heckel (1883-1970). Bathers in a Pond, 1908. Oil on canvas, 75 x 95 cm (29 ½ x 37 3/8 in.). Private Collection © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Natalia Goncharova (1881-1962). Pond, 1908-09. Oil on canvas, 116 x 102 cm (45 5/8 x 40 1/8 in.). Petr Aven Collection © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938). Tightrope Walk, 1908-10. Oil on canvas, 120 x 149 cm (47 ¼ x 58 5/8 in.). Neue Galerie New York
Hermann Max Pechstein (1881-1955). Young Woman with Red Fan, ca. 1910. Oil on canvas, 100 x 71 cm (39 3/8 x 28 in.).
Neue Galerie New York. This work is part of the collection of Estée Lauder and was made available through the generosity of Estée Lauder © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Pechstein Hamburg / Toekendorf / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Mikhail Larionov (1881-1964). Self-Portrait, 1911-12. Oil on canvas, 102.5 x 89 cm (40 3/8 x 35 in.). Petr Aven Collection © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Alexei von Jawlensky (1864-1941). Oberstdorf – Mountains, 1912. Oil on board, 49.5 x 53.7 cm (19 ½ x 21 1/8 in.). Petr Aven Collection © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Gabriele Münter (1877-1962). Woman in Garden, 1912. Oil on canvas, 38.25 x 66 cm (19 x 26 in.). Neue Galerie New York. This work is part of the collection of Estée Lauder and was made available through the generosity of Estée Lauder © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939). Café chantant, 1913. Tempera and lacquer on light-brown board, 48 x 73 cm (18 7/8 x 28 ¾ in.). Petr Aven Collection
Aristarkh Lentulov (1882-1943). Victorious Battle (Military Panel), 1914. Oil, bronze, and silver paint on canvas, 137.5 x 183 cm (54 1/8 x 72 in.). Petr Aven Collection
Petr Konchalovsky (1876-1956). Still-Life: Checkers, 1916. Oil on canvas, 47.7 x 60.8 cm (18 ¾ x 24 in.). Petr Aven Collection © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / c/o Pictoright Amsterdam
Robert Falk (1886-1958). Man in a Bowler Hat (Portrait of Yakov Kagan-Shabshai), 1917. Oil on canvas, 147 x 99 cm (57 7/8 x 39 in.). Petr Aven Collection
Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944). Black Form, 1923. Oil on canvas, 110 x 97 cm (43 5/16 x 38 3/16 in.). Neue Galerie New York. This work is part of the collection of Estée Lauder and was made available through the generosity of Estée Lauder © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New YorkImages courtesy Neue Galerie
Images courtesy Neue Galerie