Leading German museum in a postmodern paragon
The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart is home to a unique collection of artworks spanning seven centuries. In addition to the traditional areas of Early German, Italian and Netherlandish art, as well as Swabian Classicism, the museum’s collection is particularly strong in modern art and contemporary painting and sculpture. A wide range of stylistic movements — Fauvism, Brücke, Blauer Reiter and Cubism — are represented by prominent work groups as well as by outstanding pieces by individual artists, including Picasso, Beckmann, Schlemmer, Beuys, Kiefer and Baselitz, that account for the international acclaim this museum enjoys. The Staatsgalerie was constructed under King William I of Württemberg between 1838 and 1843. It was extended in 1984 by British star architect James Stirling’s world-famous structure, an arresting juxtaposition of the old and new, which initially caused strong reactions but is considered today a masterpiece of museum architecture. The newest addition, an annex designed by Wilfrid and Katharina Steib, now houses the rich graphic arts collection, with more than 400,000 drawings, watercolours, collages, prints and posters.
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