On the occasion of the second anniversary of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin presents until April 28 a selection of paintings from the Odessa Museum of Western and Oriental Art.
Shortly after the start of the Russian attack on Ukraine, on February 24, 2022, the most important paintings of the Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern Art were transferred to a warehouse safe from related destruction at war.
Until April 28, the Gemäldegalerie is presenting twelve works from the most important areas of the Odessa Museum's painting collection. They include Italian and Dutch painting from the 16th and 17th centuries as well as painting from the 19th century.
The selection includes paintings by artists whose works do not appear in the Berlin collections. This is the case of the French painter Jules-Alexis Muenier, whose large format “Combat of the Coachmen” is characterized by its tense composition and the contrast between brutal murder and pastel-colored landscape.
Matthäikirchplatz, 10785 Berlin
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