Jean Egger
Revolutionary of Modern Painting
Born Hans Egger (1897 – 1934), the Carinthian painter studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. During a painting sojourn in Sicily, his pictures developed a heightened expressiveness. In Paris, where he lived from 1924, Egger began to sign his portraits of prominent personalities Jean Egger. The French press lauded the bold brushstrokes of his landscapes and of the portraits of his partner Signe Wallin. In 1930, this exceptional artist was at the peak of his career having had an outstandingly well-received solo exhibition in Paris. He spent the last two years of his life, afflicted by a serious illness, on Mallorca where Joan Miró visited him several times. The liberation of colour and the radical dissolution of form in his paintings make him one of the most significant Austrian painters of the interwar period.
The exhibition at the Lentos Kunstmuseum demonstrates the breathtaking modernity of this painter, whose works anticipated the art of the post-war years as early as the 1920s and 1930s.
An exhibition of the Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz in cooperation with the Museum Moderner Kunst Kärnten.
Curator: Brigitte Reutner-Doneus
Date | Title | Time |
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Mon 01.09 | Press conference: Prix Ars Electronica The Prix Ars Electronica is the world’s most established media art competition and offers groundbreaking insights each year into creative work at the intersection of art, technology, and society. In 2025, the Prix Ars Electronica exhibition will be on view at the Lentos. | 10:00 am–11:00 am |
Tue 02.09 | Public guided tour through „Cool. Collection Erwin Hauser“ und „The Collection“ Duration 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket € 4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come-first-served”), German only | 4:00 pm–5:00 pm |
Wed 03.09 | Prix Ars Electronica: Artist Talk Tour: Digital Musics & Sound Art In english | 2:00 pm–3:30 pm |
Thu 04.09 | Prix Ars Electronica: Prix Tour: Unraveling Technology In english (In collaboration with the Institute of Science Tokyo) | 2:00 pm–3:30 pm |
Thu 04.09 | Prix Ars Electronica: Prix Tour: Unraveling Technology In english (In collaboration with the Institute of Science Tokyo) | 2:00 pm–3:30 pm |
Thu 04.09 | Public guided tour through “Cool. Collection Erwin Hauser” Duration 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket € 4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come-first-served”) | 6:00 pm–7:00 pm |
Fri 05.09 | Prix Ars Electronica: Artist Talk Tour: New Animation Art and Artificial In english | 2:00 pm–3:30 pm |
Sat 06.09 | Prix Ars Electronica: Expert Tour: Artistic Actions at the Intersections of Media Art with Emiko Ogawa In english | 2:00 pm–3:30 pm |
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Exhibiton Booklet
A detailed exhibition booklet is available for the exhibition. German onlyClick here for Download