Works of Francisco de Goya , Gustave Courbet , Édouard Manet , Félix Nadar , Pablo Picasso , and others.
On the basis of Edouard Manets famous painting "Angelina" (around 1864-1865) tries the exhibition in the federal state museum Joanneum an approximation to the Carmen myth from new topic tables a perspective.
"views of Carmen" tried with works of Edouard Manet, Gustave Courbet, Francisco de Goya among other things an approximation to the plate of the woman figure and the various shape of this plumbs for 19. Century so influential myth on the basis important masterpieces out. Views of Carmen become multilayered in the Grazer exhibition: Beside the works of the famous Frenchmen all 33 sheets of the first edition of the "Tauromaquie" (the stierkampf) come from Goya from the graphic collection ETH Zurich; from Sevilla and the hochkaraetigen collection Carmen Thyssen Bornemisza originate paintings for the representation of Spain and the "Carmen". Pablo Picasso is with one of greatest graphics 20. Century at all represent: the Minotauromachie.
Thus not only the projection of the Frenchmen is represented on the popular woman figure in the exhibition, but also the position and aspect of the Spaniards. Over "views of Carmen" to arrange more difficult and the plate-loaded topic too "entzaubern", also photographies of "gypsies" become in the exhibition, as one still said at that time, and its way of life in 19. Century shown; likewise the unusual cycle of Ludwig Angerers photo expedition to Bucharest. Finally works of the contemporary artists energize aura rose mountain and Anne rushing RH universe for the reflection of the topic.
For the exhibition in Graz a unique co-operation with the Musée was reached d'Orsay and the Musée Picasso in Paris; further loans originate from Philadelphia, Zurich and Sevilla, in addition, from the Albertina and the national library Vienna. The works come from Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Gustave Courbet, Pablo Picasso, Félix Nadar, Antoine Dumas, Guys Constantin, arm and Leleux, José Garcia Ramos, Gustave Doré, Jimenez Aranda, Rafael Benjumea and many more. Among other things the exhibition is accompanied by a catalog with texts of Elizabeth Bronfen ("the extreme victim"), Thomas Macho ("myth Carmen") in the publishing house walter king (Cologne).