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Bonnefanten and Kasteel Wijlre estate will join forces to present a unique and complete overview of the former private collection of the Limburg collector couple, Marlies & Jo Eyck.
Marlies and Jo Eyck were prominent collectors in the Netherlands and they created undisputedly the most important former private collection in Limburg.
This is the first time the collection is being exhibited in its full extent, with 147 works by 60 artists. At the Bonnefanten, the Marlies & Jo Eyck Collection is displayed in three clusters spread over ten rooms.
The first two rooms will feature a group of abstract sculptures from the 1980s as well as an extensive series of works by one artist, ‘computer pioneer’ Peter Struycken.
After that, five rooms illustrate the increasing multiformity of the collection from the 1990s onwards, including works by Ger van Elk, Carel Visser and Guido Geelen. But also Marlene Dumas, Luc Tuymans, Fons Haagmans and Keith Edmier.
The last three rooms, including the monumental head room, are dedicated to geometric-abstract works from the 1960s and 1970s. The paintings and works on paper are of international stature with works by François Morellet and Richard Paul Lohse, among others.
Kasteel Wijlre estate presents some 25 works in the context in which they were originally collected. The relationship between art and nature is naturally expressed here.
Intrigued? Learn more from our Museum Booklet (pdf).
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In 2012, the Bonnefanten acquired an extensive private collection of contemporary art. Amassed over a span of forty years by entrepreneurial couple Marlies and Jo Eyck, the collection includes renowned names from the geometric-abstract tradition. The collection’s home base is Castle Wijlre, the castle that serves as the Eyck’s residence. Thanks in part to considerable financial support from the Province of Limburg, the Bonnefanten’s acquisition of the collection helps to keep this South Limburg country estate publicly accessible, including the beautifully landscaped gardens, Carriage house and exhibition pavilion.
Maintaining Its Spirit: Collection Marlies & Jo Eyck at Bonnefanten is made possible by the Province of Limburg.
Header: Michel François, Atelier Pissenlits (Dandelion studio)(detail), 2001 – 2005, Bonnefanten Collection, Acquired in 2012, with support of the Province of Limburg, from Eyck Collection. Photo: Peter Cox