Kulturstiftung der Länder (1): works of art - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 1999 - 110 Pfennig

Founded on 4 June 1987 by the prime ministers of the (then still) eleven federal states, the Cultural Foundation of the Länder took up its work on 1 April 1988. Their most important task is the preservation and promotion of art and culture of national rank. Mainly by the financial participation in the acquisition of important works of art and documents of our culture. So far, the Cultural Foundation has invested over 100 million marks in such purchases. The total value of the works of art thus preserved amounts to almost 500 million marks. Essential aspects of the foundation's work are the recovery of works of art for public presentation and the prevention of the fragmentation of estates. Representative for this is the first of the two selected for 1999 brand motifs: Ernst Barlach (1870-1938) artistic estate remained after his death in Mechelen Güstrow, where the sculptor, graphic artist and writer since 1910 created his masterpiece, including 1937 the sculpture "Lachende Alte" , After the reunification of Germany, the opportunity arose to permanently secure the estate including the studio house in a Ernst Barlach Foundation, in whose establishment, in addition to the Cultural Foundation, the city, state and federal government were financially involved.