Im Tempel des Ich. Das Künstlerhaus als Gesamtkunstwerk

A two-page spread from a book showing two paintings of the interior of a museum. The hall is overwhelmingly filled from floor to its high ceilings with classical sculptures, architectural fragments, and reliefs. The painting on the left shows a long, symmetrical view down the hall, while the painting on the right is a closer, angled view from a balcony, showing the intricate details of the collection and the ornate ceiling.

A book spread contrasting an architectural drawing with interior photos of a museum. On the left, a cross-section painting reveals a building crammed with classical art and sculpture. On the right, a photo shows an ornate room with a domed yellow ceiling and oculus, its walls densely packed with paintings, mirrors, and bookcases around a fireplace. Two smaller photos on the left show other interior views.

A page from a book showing an Arts and Crafts style room with a high, vaulted ceiling and exposed wooden beams. A large, white, built-in settle with a yellow cushion dominates the left wall, incorporating cabinets and bookshelves filled with books and ceramics. To the right stands a heavy, round, dark wood table on a carved base. The image is on the left page of a spread, with a column of German text on the right.

A diptych comparing two photographs of an opulent, Moorish-inspired Victorian hall. The left image is a modern, full-color photo centered on a stuffed peacock perched on an inlaid cabinet between two large columns, against a wall of intricate blue-green tiles. The right image is a historical black-and-white photo of the same hall, showing the space with different furnishings, including a large potted palm tree and a piano by the grand staircase.

A two-page book spread with four images. On the left are two photos of a home with pointed arch windows: one a silhouetted view of a river valley at sunset, the other an interior study. On the right are two landscape paintings of a similar view, one at sunset and the other covered in snow.

A diptych of two watercolor paintings depicting opulent 19th-century interiors. The left image shows a European-style room with a classical bust, a harpsichord, and embroidered curtains. The right image shows a Moorish-style room with geometric patterns on the ceiling, an ornate birdcage hanging from an arch, and a daybed with red velvet headboards.

A four-panel image showing the colorful rooms of a house. Top left is a sitting room with light blue walls and furniture. Top right is a studio-like room with wood floors and walls covered in paintings. Bottom left is a bright yellow dining room with a long set table and yellow cabinets. Bottom right is a kitchen decorated extensively with blue and white patterned tiles, featuring a large black stove.

An opulent room with a geometric-patterned wood floor, gold mosaic and dark green marble-paneled walls, and a coffered ceiling. On the right is a black marble fireplace with a large painting above it. The room contains dark wood furniture, a wall of antiqued mirrors, and an arched entryway with red curtains revealing a library.

A book spread displays the work of Franz von Stuck. On the left is a celestial map in gold on a starry blue background, showing the solar system and zodiac. On the right is the music salon in the Villa Stuck, featuring a matching starry ceiling, wall panels with animal murals, a central female statue, two yellow settees, and a geometric floor.

A two-page spread from a book showcasing an elegant Art Nouveau staircase. The main photo on the left displays the winding stairs with an ornate, gilded metal balustrade featuring whiplash curves, and a polished wooden handrail. The warm-toned walls are adorned with painted murals below a stained-glass skylight. The right page contains German text and a smaller inset photo with a close-up of the intricately carved wooden handrail.

A collage of three images related to the De Stijl art movement. On the left is a large black and white photograph of a modernist studio interior, its walls filled with geometric abstract paintings. On the top right is a high-angle black and white view of the studio space. Below it is a close-up color image of Theo van Doesburg's painting, Kontra-Komposition XVI, showing a grid of black lines with rectangles of red, blue, yellow, white, and grey.

A two-page book spread. On the left is a photograph of a modern living room with a large window looking out onto a gnarled, bare tree. On the right is Georgia O'Keeffe's abstract painting, Winter Trees, Abiquiu, depicting the dark, twisted branches of a tree against a soft, swirling background of grey, white, and pale orange.

Im Tempel des Ich. Das Künstlerhaus als Gesamtkunstwerk

Europa und Amerika 1800-1948

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Edited by: Margot Th. Brandlhuber, Michael Buhrs

May 2022, 376 Pages

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250mm x 308mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-5186-5

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Artists' homes from 1880 to the twentieth century

As treasure troves of creativity, the homes of artists reflect the intellectual worlds of their creators. Starting with the Villa Stuck in Munich—the aesthetic, conceptual cosmos and life's work of the aristocratic artist Franz von Stuck—this unique volume integrates the artist's house as a category into the international context and is the first to assign these buildings the status of major works. About twenty examples bring to life the fascination that these artistic fantasies hold for art lovers, including both existing projects and some which, although they have been lost, were of unique importance in their day and still retain their charisma. Along with paintings, sculptures, and photographs closely related to the houses, plans and models convey the correlation between art and life as well as the kind of harmony of the arts expressed in Richard Wagner's historical concept of the total work of art.

Houses featured (selection): Sir John Soane's Museum, London; William Morris Red House, Bexleyheath; Louis Comfort Tiffany's Tiffany House, New York City; Mortimer Menpes's flat, London; the Fernand Khnopff Villa, Brussels; Jacques Majorelle's villa and garden, Marrakesh; Kurt Schwitters' MERZbau, Hannover; Max Ernst's house, Arizona

This book is also available in English.

EXHIBITION
Museum Villa Stuck, Munich,
November 21, 2013-March 2, 2014