2 Work List Histories of a Collection. 1933-1945
List of Works: Histories of a Collection. 1933–1945 Karl Hofer (1878–1955), The Black Rooms (Version II), 1943 The backdrop is reminiscent of the musical interlude that bridges two acts of a play while the set is being changed. There is nothing casual about the atmosphere of the scene, however. On the contrary: the drumming conveys a high degree of tension. The first version of the picture was painted in 1928 and bore the title “The Drummer”. This could be a reference to Adolf Hitler, who had been casting himself as drumming up support for the national cause since 1919. When the first version was destroyed in the artist’s studio during an air raid in 1943, Hofer immediately set about painting a second version. The replacement became a metaphor for the “black years” of National Socialism. In 1943 the dark vision of the picture became a reality. More than ever the colour black symbolises mourning and obliteration. Acquired in 1953 from the artist by the State of Berlin PROLOGUE: AN EXCHANGE OF PICTURES WITH ITALY Carlo Carrà (1881–1966), Houses Beneath Hills, 1924 Acquired 1932 Felice Casorati (1883–1963), The Mother, 1923/24 Acquired 1932 Giovanni Colacicchi (1900–1992), Sunny Street, 1931 Acquired 1932 Giorgio de Chirico (1888–1979), Serenade, 1909 Acquired 1932 Giorgio de Chirico (1888–1979), Portrait of Brother Andrea, 1909/10 Acquired 1932 Achille Funi (1890–1972), Saint Sebastian, 1925 Acquired 1932 Achille Funi (1890–1972), Publius Horatius Murders His Sister, 1932 Acquired 1932 Giuseppe Montanari (1889–1976), The Death of Christ, 1932 Acquired 1932 Alberto Salietti (1892–1961), Woman with Headscarf, 1927 Acquired 1932 Gino Severini (1883–1966), Composition: The Dove, c.
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