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Hermann Stenner

Letters, sketches, drawings. View of the archive


Short clip from the film that traces the creation of the Stenner Archive and accompanies this exhibition in our lecture hall. Film by Roman Schauerte Clip from Roman Schauerte

How do you build an artist archive? Kunsthalle Bielefeld has been dealing with this exciting question since March 2022. Thanks to three donations, the Kunsthalle has recently housed a large number of letters, documents, drawings and sketchbooks by the Bielefeld painter Hermann Stenner (1891-1914), which are being newly recorded, digitized and further researched in the archive. The exhibition provides an insight into the Hermann Stenner Archive’s holdings of around 500 objects, which include previously unpublished letters and studies thought to have been lost.

 

A postcard, with fountain pen in old handwriting, from 1914
Postcard to Hugo Stenner family (front), Stuttgart, 14.08.1914. Provenance: Friends of Hermann Stenner e.V.
A postcard, with fountain pen in old handwriting, from 1914
Postcard to Hugo Stenner family (reverse), Stuttgart, 14.08.1914. Provenance: Friends of Hermann Stenner e.V.
A postcard, with fountain pen in old handwriting, from 1912
Postcard to family Hugo Stenner in Bielefeld with bordered pencil drawing (front), Montjoie, 27. 06. 1912. Provenance: Bunte Collection
A postcard in old handwriting from 1912. Above a drawing of a hill with a large cross in the distance.
Postcard to family Hugo Stenner in Bielefeld with bordered pencil drawing (back), Montjoie, 27. 06. 1912. Provenance: Bunte Collection
A soldier of the German Empire. He looks into the camera.
Hermann Stenner as a soldier. Portrait postcard from 2 Sep,1914. Provenance: Collection Bunte
Two well-worn half-heeled leather boots on a windowsill. A leather bag hangs on the wall.
Hermann Stenner, Still life with a bag and a pair of boots, signed Herm- Stenner. Poster colors on drawing cardboard, 28.5 x 34.3 cm. Provenance: Götz Keitel, estate of Erich Stenner, artist's estate

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“I, Hermann Stenner”
A presentation by Dr. Tanja Pirsig-Marshall, Vice. Director and Head of the Exhibitions, Collection and Research Department at the LWL Museum of Art and Culture in Münster.

While the works of the Westphalian Expressionists are characterized by heightened expressivity, the Bielefeld artist Hermann Stenner (1891-1914) makes self-questioning a game, especially in his self-portraits. The lecture examines Stenner’s significance for Expressionism in Westphalia.

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Electronic sounds in the middle of the exhibition with “Nummer zu Platz”. With the Sound Collection, Kunsthalle Bielefeld and Volksbank Bielefeld-Gütersloh invite you to an evening at the museum unlike any other. Listen to the electronic sounds of the “Utopia 615 Crew” of Nr. z. P., DJ AN:JA and DJ MARLA, stroll through the exhibitions and spend a relaxing time surrounded by art.

The museum closes at 21:00, but the event will continue until 24:00 at Café Tartes & Törtchen.

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In cooperation with: Volksbank Bielefeld-Gütersloh eG, Volksbank Lobby, No. z. P.

At the end of this exhibition we will once again offer short tours and creative activities.

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Discover art with the whole family! Our family time is for parents and grandparents with children ages 5-12. After exciting forays through the Kunsthalle, the children can get active themselves in our painting room, while the adults enjoy a guided tour of the exhibition. Then, over cake and drinks, the works created can be admired and impressions exchanged.

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Guided tour of our current exhibitions.
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Guided tour of our current exhibitions.

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We invite you to a relaxed discovery tour outside opening hours. The cafe “Tartes and Tartlets” will serve lunch and drinks afterwards.

Registration at the museums ticket counter or via:
anmeldung@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
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We invite you to a relaxed discovery tour outside opening hours. The cafe “Tartes and Törtchen” will serve cakes and drinks afterwards.

Registration at the museums ticket counter or via:
anmeldung@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521-329995018

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