(Q686531)

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Lentos Art Museum

art museum in Upper Austria, successor to the Neuen Galerie der Stadt Linz

  • Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz
  • Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz, Wolfgang- Gurlitt-Museum
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1946
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In 1946, Wolfgang Gurlitt gained Austrian citizenship and became director of what was then called the Neue Galerie in Linz. He sold 88 paintings and 33 works on paper to the city in 1953—a step that finally liberated him from the financial difficulties which plagued him for most of his career. He also insisted that the museum be renamed the Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz, Wolfgang- Gurlitt-Museum; the city agreed. (English)
But when Linz decided to eliminate his name from the museum’s title in 1960, Gurlitt sued—and won. The museum was stuck with it until 2001, 36 years after his death. It finally became the Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz with the move to a brand-new building in 2003. (English)
Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz (German)
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48°18'31.0"N, 14°17'21.8"E
Lentos
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Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz, Wolfgang-Gurlitt-Museum
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M40008
Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz
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30 September 2009
15 September 2021
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