The Purrmann-Haus Museum in Speyer is dedicated to the life and work of Hans Purrmann and Mathilde Vollmoeller-Purrmann, a couple of artists from the Classical Modernist period. About 100 paintings, watercolors, and prints tell their extraordinary story. The painter, a student of Franz von Stuck, co-founder of the “Académie Matisse,” and lifelong friend of Henri Matisse, is considered one of Germany’s most important colorists. The painter, a student of Sabine Lepsius, Leon von König, and Henri Matisse, enjoyed success in Berlin and Paris. Her works and personal writings offer fascinating insights into the life of an extraordinary artist.
The museum tour explores themes of love, art, and family; friendship, artistic networks, and contemporary events—and, not least, the emancipation of women at the beginning of the 20th century. The artist couple’s vibrantly colored paintings transport visitors into the powerful world of modernist painting.
The museum tour explores themes of love, art, and family; friendship, artistic networks, and contemporary events—and, not least, the emancipation of women at the beginning of the 20th century. The artist couple’s vibrantly colored paintings transport visitors into the powerful world of modernist painting.
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