The retrospective presents drawings, prints and watercolors by the now almost forgotten artist Gertrud Hornung (1937-1977) from Sighișoara in Transylvania.
The only solo exhibition of Gertrud Hornung's works during her lifetime took place 50 years ago in collaboration with the first curator of the Transylvanian Museum, Rolf Schuller. Through this personal contact, a large number of the artist's graphic works came into the museum's collection. The presentation is supplemented by loans from private collections.
The exhibition provides an overview of her artistic work in the years 1963 - 1977, which was primarily characterized by a spiritual search for meaning, repeatedly interrupted by contemplative stays in a Benedictine monastery.
The works provide an emotional insight into a highly sensitive artist's soul and encourage reflection on her own religious and existential questions.
The only solo exhibition of Gertrud Hornung's works during her lifetime took place 50 years ago in collaboration with the first curator of the Transylvanian Museum, Rolf Schuller. Through this personal contact, a large number of the artist's graphic works came into the museum's collection. The presentation is supplemented by loans from private collections.
The exhibition provides an overview of her artistic work in the years 1963 - 1977, which was primarily characterized by a spiritual search for meaning, repeatedly interrupted by contemplative stays in a Benedictine monastery.
The works provide an emotional insight into a highly sensitive artist's soul and encourage reflection on her own religious and existential questions.
