KIRCHNER, LEHMBRUCK, NOLDE.
Geschichten des Expressionismus  
Stories of Expressionism
in Mannheim

 Accompaning catalogue for the exhibition 
at Kunsthalle Mannheim?
09/26/25–01/11/26

Kunsthalle Mannheim had one of the first collections of Expressionism in Germany’s museums—until most of the works previously acquired were confiscated by the National Socialists in 1937. The significance of Expressionism for the museum’s history is now being explored for the first time in this catalogue, which presents the outstanding collection of paintings, prints and sculptures, as well as high-quality loans of previously confiscated works and masterpieces from private collections in Mannheim. It includes works by Erich Heckel, Alexej von Jawlensky, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Oskar Kokoschka, Otto Mueller, Max Pechstein, Emil Nolde, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Maria Uhden, Milly Steger and Gabriele Münter, with a particular focus on sculptor Wilhelm Lehmbruck and his close patron Sally Falk. The publication offers a detailed insight into the history of this fascinating stylistic epoch in Mannheim and introduces important works and their place within the Kunsthalle’s collection.

The Typography

The typeface used for the essay is Edita by Pilar Cano.  
In keeping with the period and Germany as the birthplace of Expressionism, the texts in the catalog section are set in City Street Type (CST Berlin West).
In order to reflect the formal language of Expressionism in the catalog, Verena specially adapted and refined CST, inspired by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s own lettering designs for his prints. The page numbers play an important role in this.

 My warmest regards go to curator Luisa Heese and curatorial assistant Dorotea Lorenz from Kunsthalle Mannheim, and Luzie Diekmann from Deutscher Kunstverlag.

2025
256 pages
230 × 275 mm
177 illustrations
German/English
Hardback

Edited by:
Johan Holten, Inge Herold, Dorotea Lorenz, Luisa Heese, Ursula Drahoss

ISBN 978-3-422-80339-8