The Österreichische
Galerie Belvedere, together with the National Gallery of Slovenia, is
presenting the main works of Slovenian painting from the Spring of Nations in
1848 until the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian state in 1918. The exhibition
will be on show at the Lower Belvedere in Vienna.
The
exhibition focuses on the artistic characteristics of Slovenian art, which was
based on decorative effects, symbolism and expressiveness, and occupies a
unique place in the evolution of European painting. The often-ambivalent
relationship of Slovenian artists with Austria will also be presented, as most
of them spent at least part of their studies or careers in Graz or in and
around Vienna.
The catalogue
and the exhibition will feature visual analysis and stylistic similarities
between the artists, the connections between the Slovenian artists themselves,
their parallels with Slovenian and European literati and with other, especially
Austrian, artistic circles, also in terms of Viennese institutions and protagonists.
Works by
Jožef Tominc, Ivana Kobilca, Ferdo Vesel, Rihard Jakopič, Ivan Grohar, Matija
Jama, Matej Sternen, August Berthold and others will be showcased alongside
international masters such as Grohar's role model Giovanni Segantini, the
Viennese Tina Blau, the Maribor-born Anton Nowak, and Ernst Stöhr, who lived in
Bohinj.
Unteres Belvedere
Rennweg 6
Vienna, Austria
30 Januar – 26 May 2025