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From 3 March 2026

Photograph of a dancing woman in loose, flowing garments in an expressive pose. Credit: Charlotte Rudolph | Mary Wigman: Raumgestalt aus dem Zyklus Visionen, 1928 | ALBERTINA, Wien
Charlotte Rudolph | Mary Wigman: Raumgestalt aus dem Zyklus Visionen, 1928 | ALBERTINA, Wien

ALBERTINA MODERN, VIENNA

The ALBERTINA Museum is mounting its first-ever exhibition on the theme of dance photography, with works drawn entirely from the museum’s own extensive collection. These photographs show how expression, rhythm, and motion were transformed into fascinating images. The spectrum ranges from 1860s ballet portraits to snapshots of free dance from around 1900 and on to avant-garde photography of the 1920s and ’30s.

The photographers behind these images exploited new technical possibilities and introduced modern stylistic approaches. A special emphasis will be placed here on Vienna, where the initial years of the 20th century saw a lively independent scene redefine dance as an art form.

The exhibition is on view at the ALBERTINA MODERN Museum from 3 March until 7 June 2026.

    Photograph of four women in flowing dresses jumping on a meadow. They each stretch out one leg and hold hands. They stretch their hands toward the sky.
    Frédéric Boissonnas | Dem Ideal entgegen - Tanzende junge Mädchen, 1911/Abzug 1912 | ALBERTINA, Wien. Dauerleihgabe der Höheren Graphischen Bundes-Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt
    Charlotte Rudolph: Mary Wigman: Spatial Figure from the cycle Visions, 1928, 1928

    Charlotte Rudolph | Mary Wigman: Spatial Figure from the cycle Visions, 1928, 1928 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna | © Bildrecht, Vienna 2026

    Charlotte Rudolph: The Dancer Gret Palucca, 1924

    Charlotte Rudolph | The Dancer Gret Palucca, 1924 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna – Permanent loan by Österreichische Ludwig-Stiftung für Kunst und Wissenschaft | © Bildrecht, Vienna 2026

    Anton Josef Trčka: The Dancer Hilde Holger with Mask, 1925

    Anton Josef Trčka | The Dancer Hilde Holger with Mask, 1925 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna

    Frédéric Boissonnas: Toward the Ideal – Dancing Young Girls, 1911/Print 1912

    Frédéric Boissonnas | Toward the Ideal – Dancing Young Girls, 1911/Print 1912 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna – permanent loan from the Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute of Graphic Arts

    Carl Mahlknecht, Rudolf Mahlknecht: Dancer in the Studio, ca. 1873

    Carl Mahlknecht, Rudolf Mahlknecht | Dancer in the Studio, ca. 1873 | The ALBERTINA Museum, Vienna – permanent loan from the Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute of Graphic Arts

    Rudolf Jobst: Grete, Elsa und Berta Wiesenthal im Lanner-Schubert-Walzer, 1908

    Rudolf Jobst | Grete, Elsa und Berta Wiesenthal im Lanner-Schubert-Walzer, 1908 | ALBERTINA, Wien. Dauerleihgabe der Österreichischen Ludwig-Stiftung für Kunst und Wissenschaft

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