About Bernard Schultze
German · 1915–2005
German[3] Informel painter who co-founded the Quadriga group and built a career of gestural abstraction after losing his early work in a 1945[3] Berlin air raid.
Read full biography →Bernard Schultze's works are held in 10 museums worldwide, including Museum Ludwig, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, and Hungarian National Gallery.
🇧🇪 Belgium
1 museum
- 1 works
Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst
Citadelpark, Belgium
🇩🇪 Germany
4 museums
- 202 works
Museum Ludwig
Gebäudekomplex der Kölner Philharmonie und des Museum Ludwig, Germany
- 2 works
Neue Nationalgalerie
Neue Nationalgalerie, Germany
- 1 works
Städel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
- 1 works
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Ungersbau, Germany
🇭🇺 Hungary
1 museum
- 2 works
Hungarian National Gallery
Budapest, Hungary
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🇳🇱 Netherlands
2 museums
- 2 works
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - Robbrecht & Daem wing, Netherlands
Main building closed for renovation until 2029; Depot open Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00Depot €20 adultsEendrachtsplein (Tram 7, 8)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
Museum van Bommel van Dam
Venlo, Netherlands
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 museum
- 1 works
National Galleries Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
🇺🇸 United States
1 museum
- 1 works
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle, United States
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Bernard Schultze?
Bernard Schultze was a German[3] artist who co-founded the Quadriga group and produced gestural abstraction in postwar Germany. He rejected representation in his art, which he saw as a moral and artistic position against the figurative and realist art associated with Social Realism. He married the painter Ursula Bluhm in 1955[3].What is Bernard Schultze known for?
Bernard Schultze is known for his gestural abstraction in fluorescent, psychedelic colour, with forms that threaten to resolve into figures before dissolving back into pigment. He is also known for the Migof series, which feature biomorphic creature-paintings of invented organisms that appear to grow from the canvas surface. His canvases are in the collections of the Museum Ludwig, the Tate, and MoMA.What was Bernard Schultze's art style?
Bernard Schultze's mature work is characterised by gestural abstraction in fluorescent, psychedelic colour. His forms constantly threaten to resolve into figures and landscapes before dissolving back into pigment. He was also known for the Migof series, biomorphic creature-paintings in which invented organisms appear to grow from the canvas surface.
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Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Bernard Schultze's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Harvard Art Museums Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Victoria and Albert Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] wikipedia Wikipedia: Bernard Schultze Used for: biography.
- [4] book guggenheim-handboo00pegg Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [5] book guggenheim-refigur00kren Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [6] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
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