Gabriele Münter (1877-1962) was one of the founders of the Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter), the legendary Munich-based group of Expressionist artists. In her works, with their precise lines and intense colours, the German painter immerses the viewer in her private world. Lovers, friends, everyday objects, landscapes and herself are reduced to their essence.

Through more than a hundred paintings, drawings, engravings and photographs, the catalogue presents an exhibition of this artist who rebelled against the limitations imposed on the women of her time and who became one of the leading figures of German Expressionism at the beginning of the 20th century. It begins with an extensive chapter on her beginnings as an amateur photographer. This is followed by a chronological-thematic overview of her pictorial creation, starting with the works she produced during her travels in Europe and North Africa with her partner Wassily Kandinsky, and continuing with an extensive chapter on her masterpieces from the Blue Rider period. Finally, it focuses on his exile in Scandinavia during the First World War and the various avenues of expression he found after his return to Germany. Throughout his long career, Münter demonstrated on numerous occasions his ability to adapt, his tireless desire for experimentation and his lack of prejudice towards the new or different.