TAFT MUSEUM TO PRESENT ETCHINGS

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CINCINNATI, OHIO — The Taft Museum of Art will present the exhibition, “Johann Wilhelm Schirmer: Etchings from the Milwaukee Art Museum,” on view September 7–November 4 in the Keystone Gallery.

In conjunction with the larger exhibition, “Romanticism to Post-Impressionism: Nineteenth Century German Art from the Milwaukee Art Museum,” on display in the Fifth Third Gallery, this small display highlights the work of German artist Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (1807–1863), co-founder of the Association for Landscape Composition in 1827 and influential teacher at the Düsseldorf and Karlsruhe academies.

Schirmer often combined highly realistic nature studies into large-scale landscape paintings that included historical, biblical or literary references. He also crafted meticulous etchings, prime examples of which can be seen in this intimate exhibition.

The Taft Museum of Art is downtown at 316 Pike Street. For information, 513-241-0343 or www.taftmuseum.org.