Exhibition
Out of Austria: Marking the 80th anniversary of the Anschluss
14 Mar 2018 – 29 Apr 2018
Event times
Monday to Friday: 10:00 - 17:30
Saturday-Sunday: 11:00 - 17:00
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- 108a Boundary Road
- St John's Wood
- London
- NW8 0RH
- United Kingdom
Marking the 80th anniversary of the Anschluss (annexation of Austria), the exhibition Out of Austria brings together around 40 works by more than 20 Austrian artists who fled to Great Britain during the era of National Socialism.
About
This exhibition showcases some of the painters, sculptors and graphic artists, who fled to the UK, during this era. Highlighting works primarily from the Ben Uri Collection, with key external loans from public collections, as well as works (some never previously exhibited) from private collections.
Included are paintings, graphics, sculptures and ceramics by Hugo Dachinger, Ernst Eisenmayer, Oskar Kokoschka, Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, Georg Ehrlich, Willi Soukop, Siegfried Charoux and Lucie Rie.