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Provenance Research

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What world did the Folkwang’s founder collect?

Before van Gogh came ceramics and textiles: Museum Folkwang examines the Islamic arts in its founder’s collection. The exhibition also promises insights into how objects from other cultures became models for modernism at home.

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What world did the museum’s founder collect?

Karl Ernst Osthaus collected more than modern European art. His early engagement with Islamic arts raises questions about perspective, classification and acquisition. An exhibition at Museum Folkwang explores this hitherto little-seen part of the collection.

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