Holstebro Kunstmuseum collects Danish and international art from the 1930s until today and traditional art from several continents. In that way, the collection of Holstebro Kunstmuseum presents art as a universal phenomenon.
The museum collects relatively few artists who, on the other hand, are usually represented by a large number of works.
Not all the artists in the museum collection are exhibited. See the present display.
Complete list of the artists and works of art in the museum collection can be found in Kunstindeks Danmark (KID) & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon.
Below, the artists in the museum collection are grouped (an artist can be represented in more than one group):
Pre-Modern Art
Goya, Francisco (1746-1828), prints ("Los Caprichos")
Classic Modernism, International
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954), prints ("Jazz")
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973), prints ("La Célestine", sheets from "Suite Vollard")
Chagall, Marc (1887-1985), prints (sheets from "Dead Souls" og "Bible I-II")
Hamada, Sohji (1894-1978), ceramics
Giacometti, Alberto (1901-1996), prints ("Paris sans fin")
Bacon, Francis (1909-1992), prints ("Triptykon 1983")
Classic Modernism, Danish
Noack, Astrid (1888-1954), sculptures, drawings
Jensen, Viggo (1886-1973), paintings, drawings
Leth, Harald (1899-1986), paintings, drawings
Hartz, Lauritz (1903-1987), paintings, drawings
Thommesen, Anna (1908-2004), tapestries, drawings
Vasegaard, Gertrud (1913-2007), ceramics
Ulrich, Per (1915-1994)
Eriksen, Gutte (1918-2008), ceramics
Holm-Møller, Olivia (1875-1970), painting, works on paper, sculptures
Abstract Surrealism & Cobra
Heerup, Henry (1907-1993), paintings, (junk)sculptures, works on paper
Bille, Ejler (1910-2004), paintings, sculptures, works on paper
Ferlov Mancoba, Sonja (1911-1984), sculptures, works on paper
Thommesen, Erik (1916-2008), sculptures, works on paper
'Martsudstillingen'
Jensen, Viggo (1886-1973), paintings, works on paper
Leth, Harald (1899-1986), paintings, works on paper
Åge Vogel Jørgensen (1888-1964), paintings
Thommesen, Anna (1908-2004), tapestries, works on paper
Bille, Ejler (1910-2004), paintings, sculptures, works on paper
Vasegaard, Gertrud (1913-2007), ceramics
Thommesen, Erik (1916-2008), sculptures, works on paper
Mertz, Albert (1920-1990), paintings, objects, works on paper
Concrete, Pop and Conceptual Art
Mertz, Albert (1920-1990), paintings, objects, works on paper
Weiner, Lawrence (b. 1942), works on paper
Contemporary Art, Tradition-bound & Nature-inspired
Munch-Petersen, Ursula (b.1937), ceramics
Olsen, John (b. 1938), works on paper, sculpture, Cabinet of Wonder
Christensen, Kirsten (b. 1943), ceramics
Westman, Inge Lise (b. 1945), paintings, works on paper, sculptures and object
Klein, Kirsten (b. 1945), photos
Sejrbo Nielsen, Hanne (b. 1950), works on paper
Nielsen, Lisbeth (b. 1952), sculptures
Bødker, Lene (b. 1958), glass
Skjøttgaard, Bente (b. 1961), ceramics
Lake, Pipaluk (b. 1962), glass
Møhl, Tobias (b. 1970), glass
Hertz, Emil Westman (1978-2016),
Contemporary Art, Expressiveness & Abstaktion
Sivertsen, Jan (b. 1951), painting, works on paper
Sørensen, Anna (b. 1968), paintings, ceramics
Contemporary Art, Installation-based
Andersen, Martin Erik (b. 1964), installation, objects, works on paper
Dr. Lakra (b. 1972), objeckt, works on paper, murals
Contemporary Art, Neo-Expressive & Neo-Figurative
Skjøttgaard, Bente (b. 1961), ceramics
Richter, Daniel (b. 1962)
Tal R (b. 1967), paintings, tapestry, prints, sculptures
Meese, Jonathan (b. 1970), paintings
Peter Linde Busk (b. 1973), paintings, works on paper
Non-Western Collections
African Traditional Art, The Collection of Poul Holm Olsen
Balinese Traditional Art, The Collection of Ejler Bille & Agnete Therkildsen
Mexican Traditional art, The Collection of Per Ulrich
Pre-Columbian Ceramics, The Collection of Marie & Ole Hammer
Shipibo and Conibo Pottery, The Collection of Mette Kvist Jørgensen
Southeast Asian Ceramics, The Collection of Marie & Ole Hammer
Tibetian Traditional Art, The Collection of Christian Poulsen