The Museum Ludwig’s photography collection comprises approximately 70,000 works, spanning from the early days of photography in the early 19th century to the present. In our photography galleries, we regularly curate exhibitions featuring selected themes and photographers.
Man Ray’s photograph of Alice Prin, known as Kiki de Montparnasse (1901–1953), depicts her in a back view, with a cloth draped around her hips and another around her head. Inspired by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s back-view nudes, Man Ray transposes the motif into the 20th century: In the darkroom, he added the sound holes of a violin to the image, transforming Kiki’s back into the body of a stringed instrument.
The print on display at the Museum Ludwig comes from the Gruber Collection. The exhibition sheds light on the creation and history of this surrealist masterpiece.
The most extensive Pop Art collection in Europe. The third-largest Picasso collection in the world. One of the finest collections of German Expressionism. One of the most significant international collections of photography. In this museum, one highlight follows another!