Aus Passion zur Kunst. Werke aus der Sammlung Sander

The works from the Sander collection present a panorama of German art from 1800 to 1930 – ranging from the longing for Italy expressed by Johann Heinrich Schilbach to the Oriental fantasies of Eugen Bracht, and extending to the Art Nouveau decorations by Peter Behrens and Hans Christiansen. All these artists are connected to Darmstadt, yet their art reaches far beyond the city's borders. This magnificent volume revolves around phenomena such as artist travels, the yearning for Arcadia, and the artists' colony movement, showcasing Darmstadt as a first-rate art center between Romanticism and Modernity. Why did artists from there gravitate towards cities like Munich, Düsseldorf, Rome, or Paris? Engaging essays discuss the educational situation in the 19th century, sculptor studios on the Mathildenhöhe, and women artists in a male-dominated world. The second volume on Darmstadt art provides insight into this subfield of the extensive and renowned private collection.

Artists: Christian Aeckerlin, Georg Altheim, Wilhelm Altheim, Carl Justus Anding, Wilhelm Bader, Carl Bantzer, Paul Baum, Friederike de Beauclair, August Becker, Wilhelm Amandus Beer, Peter Behrens, Adolf Beyer, Louis Ammy Blanc, Anna Bornemann, Eugen Bracht, Hans Christiansen, Johann Vincenz Cissarz, Heinrich Deuchert, Carl Engel von der Rabenau, Fritz Freund, Friedrich Frisch, August Fritz, Hermann Geibel, Gotthelf Leberecht Glaeser, Daniel Greiner, Clara Grosch, Carl Gunschmann, Ludwig Habich, Joseph Hartmann, Heinz Heim, Richard Hoelscher, Bernhard Hoetger, Ludwig von Hofmann, Georg Wilhelm Issel, Christian Wilhelm Kehrer, Eduard Kehrer, Karl Christian Köhler, Heinrich Reinhard Kröh, Julius Lange, Ludwig Lange, Johann Leonhard, Ludwig von Löfftz, August Lucas, Carl Morgenstern, Franz Hubert Müller, August Noack, Hanns Pellar, Alexander Posch, Hermione von Preuschen, Johann Georg Primavesi, Karl Raupp, Philipp Röth, Mary Ellen Sarg, Philipp Otto Schaefer, Jakob Julius.