August Deusser: Exhibition Rhine

Permanent exhibition at Deusser House in Monheim am Rhein 

The exhibition in the Deusser House in Monheim am Rhein will be showing ten works by the artist August Deusser on the theme of the Rhine from April 6, 2025.
Born in Cologne in 1870, the painter, collector and art politician August Deusser was a pioneer of emerging modernism in the Rhineland. The artist spent six years of his life in Monheim, where he lived and worked in the Deusser House, now named after him.

August Deusser and the Rhine

The Rhine was an endless source of inspiration for August Deusser throughout his life and played a central role in his artistic work - similar to the Impressionists Cézanne, Renoir and Monet, who had a great admiration for the French river Seine.

His works: landscapes, industrialization and self-portraits

The works on display are mostly landscapes: compositions of light and color. The Cologne Cathedral, depicted in atmospheric shades of blue, is often a central motif. In his landscapes, Deusser also depicts early industrialization with steaming halls and ships in the harbour. He is always in constant pursuit of lost nature.
While his early work is still strongly influenced by French Impressionism, Deusser began to simplify the structures in his later works and turned to a color palette detached from reality.
 

The exhibition idea

The exhibition was created in collaboration with the Swiss Antonie Deusser Foundation, which provided 10 paintings for the permanent exhibition. The works provide an exciting insight into Deusser's artistic exploration of the river that characterizes this region.

August Deusser and the Deusser House

Born in Cologne in 1870, August Deusser moved to Monheim am Rhein with his family in 1906 to the "Haus am Strom" (or "House on the River"), as he called it. Looking back, the artist described his time in Monheim as the "happiest of his life". In 1912, Deusser left Monheim am Rhein with his family and moved to Wiesbaden.
August Deusser died in Constance on October 28, 1942.

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