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Friday, October 13, 2017

Mario von Lüttichau coming to Lempertz The head curator of the Museum Folkwang in Essen is to become a research consultant for Classic Modern Art at Lempertz Berlin.

Born in Munich in 1952, Mario-Andreas von Lüttichau will be starting work as research consultant for modern art at the Lempertz branch in the German capital in October. “We are proud to welcome such an experienced world-wide leading specialist for classic modernism to our team and look forward to our future cooperation” Kilian Seldeneck, manager at Lempertz.


Von Lüttichau is a doctor of art history. He began working as head curator of the 19th - 21st century collection at the Museum Folkwang in Essen in 1991. He was also renowned for recreating the 1937 Munich exhibition of “Degenerate Art” in 1979. Von Lüttichau has initiated, developed, and organised exhibitions and publications on the art of the 19thcentury, modern era, and especially the artist groups Die Brücke, Blauer Reiter, and ZERO, as well as various artists such as Lyonel Feininger, Oskar Schlemmer, and Max Beckmann. He was also the compiler of the catalogue raisonné of the works of Otto Mueller.

Alongside a teaching post at the University of Bonn, he is also head of the team of curators responsible for the Franz Haniel & Cie. Collection.

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