Ruth Baumgarte: Africa: Visions of Light and Color

A portrait of an outstanding German artist's relationship with African cultures.

The painter Ruth Baumgarte (1923-2013) was fascinated by African cultures. She took more than forty trips to the continent throughout her lifetime and was deeply influenced by the people and landscapes she encountered there. This catalog, which accompanies an exhibition at the Albertina Museum, focuses on the wide-ranging works that resulted from her travels to Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe. After sketching on these trips, Baumgarte returned to Germany where she created vibrant and expressive oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings. These accomplished works explore the relationship between humans and nature, figure and landscape, and light and color.

Author: Klaus Albrecht Schröder
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH
Published: 07/01/2023
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9783777441269

About the Author
Klaus Albrecht Schröder is the director general of the Albertina Museum in Vienna. Angela Stief is the head curator for contemporary art at the Albertina Museum and the director of the Albertina Modern, both in Vienna.