Saturday, March 28, 2026 · No. 86
LACMA Receives Gift of 130 Austrian Expressionist Works from Otto Kallir Family

LACMA Receives Gift of 130 Austrian Expressionist Works from Otto Kallir Family

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Saturday, March 28, 2026 · 1 min read
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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has acquired over 130 works of Austrian Expressionism donated by the family of Otto Kallir. The gift includes the first paintings by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Richard Gerstl to enter the museum's permanent collection. The donation spans the early 20th century through the 1920s and includes more than 100 drawings and prints that will be housed in the Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies.

  • Artists: Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Richard Gerstl, Oskar Kokoschka, Alfred Kubin, Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, Lovis Corinth, Käthe Kollwitz
  • People: Otto Kallir
  • Museums: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA, Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
  • Locations: Los Angeles, CA

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