missing linck

The collection of the Leipzig pharmacist family Linck, which was created between 1670 and 1807, was known far beyond the city limits and was one of the most important sights in Leipzig. In 1840, Prince Victor I. von Schönburg-Waldenburg bought the collection, which is still - almost completely - in the small town of Waldenburg today. This is an extremely rare occurrence, as almost all private collections from the Baroque period have been dispersed or broken up over time. The whereabouts of missing pieces are largely unknown. The extent of the missing pieces can be investigated by comparison with the well-documented cataloging from 1787 (Linck Index, 3 volumes).

I asked artists to freely interpret missing pieces, of which only a short description from the 18th century is available, on the basis of the baroque descriptions from the index. Like all other exhibits, these will be added to the collection.

The great interest of the artists in the project and the efforts on our part, which have been maintained since 2019, are contrasted by a museum management that is supposedly “on fire for the project” and a lowinterested mayor, whose level of cooperation and interest is shown by the fact that after 5 years, neither targeted activities nor commitments have been raised.

Artists invited to the project:
Jana Gunstheimer, Jena / Lucie Freynhagen, Dresden / Helena Lukasova, Brno / Cindy Schmiedichen, Potsdam / Ricarda Roggan, Leipzig / Barbara Proschak, Leipzig / Peter Bux, Leipzig / Sebastian Stumpf, Leipzig / Jörg Obergfell, Köln / Marten Schech, Berlin / DER SCHAUM, Rostock / Daniel Klawitter, Eichwalde / Andreas Grahl, Leipzig / Jurit Kärtner, Leipzig / Falk Haberkorn, Leipzig / Thomas Baumhekel, Dresden / Stefan Schröder, Oslo / Matthias Garff, Leipzig / Sebastian Gögel, Leipzig