The cabinet exhibition Willy Maywald. Die Künstler daheim - Les Artistes chez eux delves into the fascinating work of the renowned fashion photographer Willy Maywald. The Museum Schloss Moyland collection contains 63 photographs by Willy Maywald, which the van der Grinten brothers acquired from 1960 onwards. Of these, 22 works are now on display in the North Tower Cabinet on the 2nd floor. The show is the prelude to the Alice Springs retrospective, which will open at Museum Schloss Moyland on 15 September 2024. The combination of the two themes offers visitors the opportunity to compare two different approaches to fashion and portrait photography.
Maywald was born in Kleve in 1907 and grew up in the well-known Hotel Maywald, which his family owned in Kleve. He was a famous fashion photographer in Paris and worked for magazines such as Vogue and fashion icons such as Christian Dior and Jacques Fath. In the French metropolis, Maywald gained access to influential artists such as Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Fernand Léger and Juliette Greco, whom he captured in impressive portraits. The exhibition offers an insight into the photographer's world of thought and visitors can get to know the artists portrayed in a personal, very individual way. In addition to Willy Maywald's photographs, which are in the collection of the Museum Schloss Moyland Foundation, the exhibition also features works on loan from the Museum Kurhaus Kleve.
Curated by Momo Giesen
Gallery
Willy Maywald Georges Braque in seinem Haus in der Nähe des Parc Montsouris, 1948 Stiftung Museum Schloss Moyland © Willy Maywald / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024
Willy Maywald Der Bildhauer Emile Gilioli, um 1950 Stiftung Museum Schloss Moyland © Willy Maywald / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Für das Werk von Emile Gilioli: © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024
Willy Maywald Hans (Jean) Arp in seinem Atelier in Meudon, 1948, Abzug 1989 Stiftung Museum Schloss Moyland © Willy Maywald / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Für das Werk von Hans Arp: © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024
Willy Maywald Joseph Beuys mit dem Kreuz für das „Büdericher Ehrenmal“, 1958 Stiftung Museum Schloss Moyland © Willy Maywald / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Für das Werk von Joseph Beuys: © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024
Willy Maywald Maria Elena Vieira da Silva, 1962 Museum Kurhaus Kleve – Dauerleihgabe des Freundeskreises Museum Kurhaus und Koekkoek-Haus Kleve e.V. © Willy Maywald / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Für das Werk von Maria Elena Vieira da Silva: © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024
Willy Maywald Porträt Fernand Léger, um 1952 Stiftung Museum Schloss Moyland © Willy Maywald / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Für das Werk von Fernand Léger: © ADAGP, Paris 2024
Willy Maywald Porträt Hanns Lamers, undatiert Stiftung Museum Schloss Moyland © Willy Maywald / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024
Willy Maywald Porträt Henri Laurens, um 1947 Stiftung Museum Schloss Moyland © Willy Maywald / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Für das Werk von Henri Laurens: © ADAGP, Paris 2024
Willy Maywald Porträt Juliette Gréco, um 1955-1962 (?) Museum Kurhaus Kleve – Dauerleihgabe des Freundeskreises Museum Kurhaus und Koekkoek-Haus Kleve e.V. © Willy Maywald / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024
Willy Maywald Porträt Kees van Dongen, 1957 Stiftung Museum Schloss Moyland © Willy Maywald / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Für das Werk von Kees van Dongen: © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024
Willy Maywald Porträt Pablo Picasso, um 1947 Stiftung Museum Schloss Moyland © Willy Maywald / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Für das Werk von Pablo Picasso: © Succession Picasso / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024
Willy Maywald Porträt Pére Couturier, undatiert Stiftung Museum Schloss Moyland © Willy Maywald / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024