Posted November 18, 2009
Updated 4/5/10

The Fischer Collection - one of the most important private holdings of German Expressionist art - was acquired by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in 2009. It includes works by such major figures as Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Emil Nolde, Max Pechstein, Conrad Felixmüller, and Otto Mueller. Selected highlights of the collection will be displayed during the opening of the museum's McGlothlin Wing.

ORGANIZER: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
CURATOR: Emily Smith, curatorial fellow in Modern and Contemporary art, VMFA
ITINERARY: does not travel
ADMISSION: free

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Suzanne Hall, 804/204-2704; or Sarah Pennington, 804/204-2701; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard, Richmond VA 23220-4007; FAX 804/204-2707; e-mail suzanne.hall@vmfa.museum.

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CAPTION: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's "Six Dancers," 1911, is an oil on canvas. It is from VMFA's Ludwig and Rosy Fischer Collection. (Photo by Katherine Wetzel, © 2009 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)