Schloss Neuhardenberg Marks 300th Birthday of Daniel Chodowiecki with 'Die zwölf Leben'
In Brandenburg, Schloss Neuhardenberg is hosting the exhibition 'Die zwölf Leben des Daniel Chodowiecki' to commemorate the 300th anniversary of illustrator Daniel Chodowiecki, with Simon Häuser as the curator. The exhibition showcases more than 2000 etchings alongside thousands of smaller drawings. Chodowiecki, who was born in Danzig in 1729, moved to Berlin at the age of 17 and achieved success as an illustrator after turning forty. He led the Königliche Akademie der Künste and produced significant calendars that challenged superstitions, earning accolades from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Additionally, the exhibit features a video that connects his artwork to Instagram. Recent auction highlights include Kandinsky's 'Villa Seeburg am Staffelsee' for €4.4 million, Hodler's 'Sonnenuntergang am Genfersee von Caux' for CHF 6 million, and Marcks's 'Sich niedertuende Kuh' at €22,000.
Key facts
- Schloss Neuhardenberg in Brandenburg hosts an exhibition for Daniel Chodowiecki's 300th birthday.
- The exhibition is titled 'Die zwölf Leben des Daniel Chodowiecki' and curated by Simon Häuser.
- Chodowiecki was born in 1729 in Danzig and fled to Berlin at 17.
- He created over 2000 etchings and several thousand drawings, some half the size of a credit card.
- He served as director of the Königliche Akademie der Künste and portrayed the Prussian court.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a great admirer of Chodowiecki's work.
- A video work in the exhibition transfers sequences of his small images into an Instagram feed.
- Wassily Kandinsky's 'Villa Seeburg am Staffelsee' sold for €4.4 million at Ketterer in Munich.
- Ferdinand Hodler's 'Sonnenuntergang am Genfersee von Caux' fetched CHF 6 million at Koller in Zurich.
- Gerhard Marcks's bronze 'Sich niedertuende Kuh' sold for €22,000 at Ahrenshooper Kunstauktionen on August 1.
Entities
Artists
- Daniel Chodowiecki
- Simon Häuser
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Ferdinand Hodler
- Gerhard Marcks
- Sophie Baars
Institutions
- Schloss Neuhardenberg
- Königliche Akademie der Künste
- Berliner Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Ketterer
- Koller
- Ahrenshooper Kunstauktionen
- Bildgießerei Barth
- Weltkunst
Locations
- Brandenburg
- Germany
- Französisch Buchholz
- Berlin
- Danzig
- Poland
- Munich
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- Gelsenkirchen
- Caux
- Genfersee
- Staffelsee
- Ahrenshoop