Adventure Brazil - Johann Moritz Rugenda's picturesque journey
08.11.2024 - 09.02.2025 ,
Grafisches Kabinett im Höhmannhaus (Graphic Cabinet in the Höhmann House)
The Augsburg artist Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858) joined Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff's (1774-1852) expedition to Brazil as a draughtsman and painter in 1822 when he was barely twenty years old. He initially travelled the country for two years in the service of Langsdorff, but separated from him after a major dispute and continued to explore the country on his own, drawing and painting, until 1825. On his way home, he spent a few months in Paris and was able to inspire the explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) with his landscapes, portraits and milieu studies to such an extent that he encouraged and promoted the publication of the "Malerische Reise in Brasilien". On his return journey from his second trip to America in 1846, Rugendas, who had become famous in South America in the meantime, spent almost a year in Brazil visiting old friends and new acquaintances to paint and draw.
The exhibition shows almost 30 drawings, watercolours and oil paintings on Brazil from the Augsburg Art Collections, some on loan from private collections and the original of the "Malerische Reise in Brasilien" published in 1835.
Last edited on 02.11.2024
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