German gallery Anne and Jürgen Wilde (Ann und Juergen Wilde), the owners of one of the most valuable private collections of photographs of the early XX century, handed over the donation Munich «Pinakoteka modernity» work from his collection, valued at 120 million euros .

Spouses Wilde, directed one of the galleries of Cologne from 1972 to 1985, started buying photographs in 1968. Over the past four decades they have managed to assemble a collection which includes works by many different authors. Among these pioneers, and photos of Albert Renger-Patch (Albert Renger-Patzsch) and Carl Blosfeldt (Karl Blossfeldt), as well as such famous names as Man Ray (Man Ray), Bernd and Hilla Becher (Bernd and Hilla Becher), Lee Friedlander (Lee Friedlander), and David Hockney (David Hockney).

In an official communication from a range of art in Munich (Kunstareal München), which includes «Pinakoteka modernity», said: «At last we realized our long-standing desire to expand the collection Pinakoteka. Latitude, the high artistic merit and the importance of [the collection of Wilde. - Ed .] As a significant cultural enrichment Munich ».

«Pinakoteka modernity» began to replenish the photos in 1970. Until recently, her collection was limited to only modern works, created in the last 40 years. The museum was one of many applicants for the collection of Wilde, and now, after the replenishment, when it planned to open a research institute, which will deal with the history of photography.

Wilde The couple are planning to create its own fund to Munich, where they want to trace the fate of their photos, which appear in the art collections of Bavaria. Among the works that they hand over the donation Pinakoteka - archives Renger-patches and Blosfeldta, which include more than 4 thousand and 10 thousand prints of negatives.

material produced Catherine Onuchin

Sources: bloomberg.com , artinvestment.ru