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David Hockney is considered one of the most influential artists of our time. In his large-format seasonal series Three Trees near Thixendale (2007/2008) from the W眉rth Collection, Hockney observes the atmospheric seasonal changes of nature in Britain, where he grew up. This exhibition will present Hockney鈥檚 work alongside selected depictions of landscapes from the collections of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, and reveal the painter鈥檚 engagement with the art of previous centuries. The various pieces will invite the viewer to consider the parallels between Hockney鈥檚 work and the work of those who inspired him. 

This series of landscape paintings is typical of Hockney鈥檚 engagement with the natural environment of Great Britain. Hockney believed that photography could not fully capture the beauty of his childhood home of Yorkshire. He declared war on the camera, but at the same time used it as a technical tool to implement his ideas on a large scale. His recent landscape paintings fuse traditional and digital techniques. They reveal his engagement with the art of previous centuries, as well as his own decades-long observation and depiction of the North American landscape.

This special exhibition in the 骋别尘盲濒诲别驳补濒别谤颈别鈥檚 Wandelhalle places Hockney鈥檚 monumental landscape paintings from the W眉rth Collection 鈥� which the entrepreneur Reinhold W眉rth has been compiling for over 50 years 鈥� in dialogue with selected landscapes from the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin鈥檚 collections. Works from the Alte Nationalgalerie, the 骋别尘盲濒诲别驳补濒别谤颈别 and the Kupferstichkabinett provide an insight into the diversity and richness of landscape painting, a genre that David Hockney revived in his large-scale paintings.