Museum Zinkenbacher Malerkolonie

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5340 St. Gilgen

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ALL ART IS THE CHILD OF ITS TIME

The Zinkenbach painters' colony in the mirror of time

To mark the 25th anniversary of the Zinkenbach Painters' Colony Museum in St. Gilgen, this year's exhibition shows the painters' colony in its social and political environment from the fall of the monarchy to the dissolution of the artists' community due to political changes in 1938 and as an epilogue to the post-war period.

On display are works that were created during the monarchy, such as drawings by Alfred Gerstenbrand and a work by Oskar Laske. Austria's most important art movement in the interwar period, the New Objectivity, is represented with works by Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich, Gertrude Schwarz-Helberger and Sergius Pauser. Landscape painting, influenced by summer holidays on Lake Wolfgang, is represented by works by Lisel Salzer, Ferdinand Kitt, Ernst Huber and Georg Ehrlich.

The politically induced flight of numerous artists led to the dissolution of the painters' colony and, regrettably, the circle of artists never came together again. As an epilogue, the exhibition focuses on designs by Gudrun Baudisch and Sergius Pauser's work "Signing of the State Treaty 1955".

On display are works from the museum's own collection as well as loans from major museums and private collectors. The short film "Hell", a reflection of the interwar period, by Rein Raamat will also be shown.

Exhibition 2025
Curator: Peter Rieder
14 June to 12 October 2025
Daily from 14:00 to 19:00
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Press release © Mag. Robert Schmiedlehner