Kunststiftung Ruth Baumgarte

The Ruth Baumgarte Art Foundation was established in 2012 by the artist Ruth Baumgarte (1923–2013) as a non-profit foundation. It researches, preserves, and manages the extensive oeuvre of the painter, draftsman, and graphic artist – ranging from paintings, watercolors, and drawings to illustrations. The foundation publishes a scholarly catalogue raisonné, organizes museum exhibitions both domestically and internationally, and administers the written and photographic estate. Additionally, it awards the highly endowed Ruth Baumgarte Art Prize to artists working figuratively and offers a doctoral scholarship for outstanding early-career researchers in the field of art history.

The Ruth Baumgarte Art Foundation aims to ensure the research and preservation of the artistic work of Ruth Baumgarte, to promote international remembrance of the artist, to increase public visibility and museum positioning, to support free and independent research according to academic standards, to manage the estate and archive according to museum standards, to provide the scholarly catalogue raisonné and the digital database, as well as to realize exhibition projects and publications. In memory of Ruth Baumgarte, the foundation awards the art prize every one to two years and aims in the long term to establish a Ruth Baumgarte Museum.

Our funding programs are aimed at figurative artists applying for the annual Ruth Baumgarte Art Prize, as well as early-career researchers and doctoral candidates in art history seeking a doctoral scholarship for research projects on the work of Ruth Baumgarte or related art historical topics. Furthermore, we support curators, museums, and research institutions in the preparation of exhibitions and publications about the artist.