Storm flutes: Karl Weschke a German in Cornwall

Ausstellungsansicht Räume schaffen. Die Konstruktivistin Marlow Moss. Georg Kolbe Museum, 2026

In this lecture, Dr Matt Retallick explores the hidden connections between German and Cornish art through the life and work of the Gera-born painter Karl Weschke. Drawing on research from his doctoral thesis and his forthcoming monograph on the artist, Matt traces how Weschke became a conduit through which artists such as Georg Kolbe, Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Lovis Corinth, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Ernst Barlach, Max Liebermann, and others, had an unexpected presence within Cornish art history.

Dr Matt Retallick is a London-based art historian and curator. He is co-lead of the Anglo-German Research Group, is a Senior Lecturer in Art History and Curating at Manchester Metropolitan University and is currently researching Georg Kolbe’s links to Britain.

Price info: The lecture will be held in English. The event is free of charge. By participating in our events, you agree to the possible publication of image material.

Next date:

• Date Thursday, 28/May/2026 18:30
• Venue Georg-Kolbe-Museum
• Address Sensburger Allee 25, 14055 Berlin-Charlottenburg