You know Würth as the German company specializing in the distribution of products and services intended for professionals in the construction, industry and automotive sectors. It’s quite right. But this name is also to be associated with one of the most important art collections in Europe. Indeed, Reinhold Würth, a German entrepreneur, began to constitute this collection in the 1960s. Also it includes more than 20,000 works of art, ranging from painting to sculpture through graphic works and contemporary facilities. The Würth museum we will talk about here is located in Erstein, 20 minutes from Strasbourg in Alsace. It is easily accessible by car or train (10 min from Erstein on foot). And his temporary exhibitions are imperative to be seen. This will once again be the case with the one that will take place from Sunday, April 27, 2025 and which is called “Garden Party”.
The theme of the garden
The Würth Museum of Erstein is surrounded by a superb five hectare park. Nature will therefore be to contemplate both outside and inside the building. This magnificent garden evokes the landscapes that can be found in the region a little. Namely the meadow, the woods with its alleys of plum, oaks or beech trees. The river that travels throughout the park also helps to make it a real haven of peace for families. Thus the new exhibition around the garden will find a really welcome echo. A common thread will guide the journey of this “Garden Party”. First of all, the true nature enters the museum with works like that of Herman de Vries, a Dutch artist known for his work of exploration. Its installation created from materials such as leaves, flowers, earth and other natural elements sets the tone while encouraging reflection on our environment. Then, we enter a more figurative setting of the garden and nature before finding a more contemporary and fantasized vision.
Some examples of masterpieces
Visitors will have the chance to admire some of the works of Max Lieberman, German painter and engraver. It is one of the major figures of German Impressionism. We will also be able to appreciate a representation of the own garden of the German artist Gabriele Münter, as a couple with the Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky. This is their garden in Monnau, Bavaria. We will finally cite the series of works on the garden produced by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, a German expressionist painter and engraver. To name only some of the great masters of the beginning of the XXe century. For the much more contemporary exhibition game, among the flagship parts, the work of Hermann de Vries, cited above, is notable of course. Then we think of the striking photorealist compositions of Marc Quinn, the British artist touches everything. His paintings of large formats show floral compositions made with an incredibly realistic oil paint. The result is intriguing. And we will finish on this note because the proposed route allows us to access the looks of very different artists on nature and this is not without a really enriching reflection on this theme as universal as they are active.
