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After the hunt!
Ten Years of Collecting in 100 Artworks
The exhibition After the Hunt! Ten Years of Collecting in 100 Artworks is being held to mark the acquisition of this uniquely important painting for the Netherlands. The work was purchased with the exceptionally generous support of the Rembrandt Association (thanks in part to its Thematic Fund for 19th-Century Painting, the Leppink-Postuma Fund, and its BankGiro Lottery Purchase Fund), the Mondriaan Fund, and the National Art Purchase Fund of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.
From 10 April to 22 May 2022, Rijksmuseum Twenthe presents the collection exhibition After the Hunt! offering a retrospective look at ten years of collecting.
Admiration for the Dutch Masters
Acquiring a work by Constable had long been high on the wish list of Rijksmuseum Twenthe. Constable greatly admired Dutch masters such as Jacob van Ruisdael, of whom the museum holds several works in its collection. With the addition of a painting by Constable—alongside the work by Thomas Gainsborough acquired ten years ago—the museum is now able to more fully illustrate the international influence of Dutch landscape painting. Moreover, Constable’s landscape serves as a beautiful ‘hinge’ between the 17th- and 19th-century landscapes represented in the collection.
Ten Years of Collecting in 100 Artworks
Besides the painting by Constable, the exhibition features many other highlights from ten years of collecting, including landscapes by Constable’s predecessors Thomas Gainsborough and Gerard van Nijmegen. Thanks to a contribution from the Mondriaan Fund’s Collection Programmes, Rijksmuseum Twenthe has also been able to make numerous acquisitions in contemporary art. The exhibition showcases recent additions by artists such as Armando, Jan Cremer, Silvia B., Melanie Bonajo, Jaap Drupsteen, Zoro Feigl, Bernard Heesen, Raquel Maulwurf, Carlijn Mens, Inge Reisberman, Hans Steffelaar, Levi van Veluw, Geert Voskamp, Peter Zegveld, and Christiaan Zwanikken. Finally, the collection has also been enriched in recent years through various donations, including works from Sepp Bader and the Wilploo Collection.
After the Hunt!
The exhibition title After the Hunt! refers not only to the act of collecting itself, but also to an installation created by artist Silvia B. at Rijksmuseum Twenthe in 2016. For this work, she combined the imposing 18th-century hunting still life Dead Swan by Jan Weenix with her own hybrid sculptures. This approach—bringing together old and contemporary art in dialogue—has become a defining principle of the museum’s presentation and acquisition policy in recent years.
For the collection exhibition Ars longa, vita brevis (2018–ongoing), Rijksmuseum Twenthe acquired various contemporary works that directly engage with pieces from the museum’s historical collection. These acquisitions, which are also on view in other presentations throughout the museum, form part of the overall exhibition route. In total, 100 works acquired or donated over the past decade are being presented.
Publication
A publication accompanies the exhibition, exploring the key ideas and curatorial strategies that guided collecting over the past ten years—such as the interplay between old and new art, a consistent focus on landscape through the ages, and thematic interests including ‘the playful human’ and ‘the human condition.’
With thanks to: the Rembrandt Association and the Mondriaan Fund
