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Curatorial Narrative In the tumultuous years preceding World War I, Bernhard Hoetger's Skulpturen und Zeichnungen. Neue Kunst Hans Goltz exemplifies the radical shift in artistic expression, embodying the angst and disillusionment of a generation. Created in 1913, this piece anchors itself within the Expressionist movement, its figurative subject matter distorted through linear brushwork that imbues the composition with a sense of frenetic energy. The beige, brown, and black palette, characteristic of Modernist and Contemporary design styles, conjures an atmosphere of austere introspection, as if the very walls of society were closing in. Hoetger's technique, marked by bold, gestural strokes, injects a visceral tension into the work, underscoring the artist's intent to disrupt the status quo.When enlarged to 44x82, Skulpturen und Zeichnungen assumes an architectural scale that reverberates through a luxury interior environment. The