“Birds in Art and Tsar Ferdinand I” is an exhibition that for the first time shows original watercolors by authors who illustrated one of the most valuable ornithological publications – “Naumann, Naturgeschichte der Vogel Mittel-Europas”.
Nearly 400 original illustrations make up the invaluable collection, which has not been the subject of research or shown to the public until now. It was long considered lost or destroyed during the wars. However, in reality, it is preserved in Bulgaria.
On the opening page of volume I of the series (1905) we find the key to the question of how the valuable original illustrations, painted over several decades by some of the most famous illustrators and ornithologists, are preserved to this day in Bulgaria. Among the authors is Paul Leverkuhn (Germany). The exhibition features original watercolors with author's notes by John Gerard Colemans (1842-1912), Eddie de Maes, Bruno Geisler (1857-1945), Otto Kleinschmidt (1870-1954), and others.
A small number of works by Bulgarian authors are also included - Ivan Milev, Haralampi Tachev, Nikolay Rostovtsev, and others. They present a different interpretation of the theme of birds.
The unification of scientific illustrations in an exhibition together with decorative and applied projects, drawings, photographs, and other exhibits reveals the connection between the development of seemingly completely different fields such as science, art, and museum work.
Opening: September 4, 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Place: Regional History Museum - Sofia, Banski Square 1
Source: RIM-Sofia
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