The forgotten artist? Discover Richard Winther’s wild art at Nivaagaard
Richard Winther withdrew from public life and allowed himself to be “forgotten” by choice. Since then, he has often been known as an artist’s artist. Now Nivaagaard presents his remarkable work in a major exhibition.
Winther’s wild art
Foaming devils throw themselves at terrified people. A wooden man rides a horse with enormous eyes. Squares and circles in primary colours, cross-sections of oxen, clay sculptures embracing each other, found objects and line drawings – Richard Winther never confined himself to a single art form, but experimented throughout his life.
Move through Richard Winther’s (1926–2007) wild artistic universe and discover the artist who was once recognised both in Denmark and internationally, but later withdrew from public life, became “forgotten”, and gained time to work, work and work on his art.
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Works from Winther’s own collection
In the exhibition at Nivaagaard you can also see works from Richard Winther’s own large art collection, displayed in a separate section of the museum. Among them are works by Giacometti, Picasso, Max Ernst and Sonja Ferlov Mancoba.
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Ricardo da Nivå
Richard Winther originally came from Lolland, but for 21 years of his life (1966–1987) he lived in Nivå. While living in North Zealand, he called himself “Ricardo da Nivå”, inspired by the Italian Renaissance masters. He was also influenced by major Danish artists such as Asger Jorn and Richard Mortensen.
The house on Lolland
At one point Richard Winther grew tired of living close to Copenhagen and its art scene. He believed that art had become too commercial. He therefore bought a former retirement home in his native region of Lolland, where he spent the last fourteen years of his life.
On Lolland he devoted all his time to art – and he used the house itself as a canvas. Today visitors can explore Richard Winther’s house on Lolland and see how, over fourteen years, he transformed the former retirement home into one large art installation.