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Busch–Reisinger Museum

Cambridge, United States · 6 works · 6 painters

The Busch–Reisinger Museum stands in Cambridge, in the United States, and belongs to the Harvard Art Museums, linked to Harvard University. Founded in 1903 as the Germanic Museum, it took its present name in 1920, honouring the brewer and philanthropist Adolphus Busch and his son-in-law Hugo Reisinger. It is the only museum in North America devoted entirely to art from the German-speaking countries of Central and Northern Europe. Its paintings include Austrian Secession and German Expressionist works, among them pieces by Gustav Klimt, Edvard Munch, Max Beckmann, Franz von Stuck, Vasili Kandinski and Franz Marc, such as Klimt's Pear Tree and Beckmann's Self-Portrait in Tuxedo.

Works

Pear Tree
Pear TreeGustav Klimt1903
Self-Portrait in Tuxedo
Self-Portrait in TuxedoMax Beckmann1927
Two Human Beings. The Lonely Ones (1906-08)
Two Human Beings. The Lonely Ones (1906-08)Edvard Munch1900
Wounded Amazon
Wounded AmazonFranz von Stuck1905
Jocular Sounds
Jocular SoundsWassily Kandinsky1929
Grazing Horses IV
Grazing Horses IVFranz Marc1911

Artists with work in this museum