Art is always closely linked to the lives of artists, their families and art collectors. The new collection presentation in the area of classical modernism traces these paths and stories. While the presentation of selected work provenances makes historical developments and their concrete effects on individual people and their lives comprehensible, exemplary biographies create a lively and multi-faceted picture of the period in which the artworks on display were created.

In addition to popular collection highlights by the well-known Rhenish Expressionists, the new presentation shows rarely exhibited works by Marta Worringer, Käthe Kollwitz, Olga Oppenheimer and others.