European Masters: 19th–20th Century Art from the Städel Museum

Spanning the dynamic and transformative years of the 19th and 20th centuries, European Masters features 96 works by 70 of the greatest German, French, Spanish, Belgian, Dutch, and Swiss masters of the period. Included are iconic Neoclassical, Realist, Impressionist, and Symbolist works, as well as breathtaking German Expressionist paintings and sculpture.  

View pieces by great German masters including Tischbein, Friedrich, and Beckmann, along with beautiful Impressionist works by Monet, Renoir, and Degas, and important paintings by Picasso, Marc, and Bonnard. Also on display are works by Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Munch.

Don’t miss this unprecedented opportunity – Te Papa is the only New Zealand venue for European Masters: 19th–20th century art from the Städel Museum.

List of works This exhibition of 96 remarkable masterpieces comes from one of the finest art collections in Europe, the Städel Museum in Frankfurt. The current refurbishment of the Städel Museum, founded by financier Johann Friedrich Städel in 1815, has provided a rare opportunity to view these works outside Germany.