No, confirms Franz Herzog von Bayern when asked, he doesn’t have empty walls at home. And as always, the 89-year-old’s answer is a bit rogue. “I still have a second picture.” And a third and fourth and fifth picture could be added. Because the private collection of the art collector known generally as “Duke Franz” is so extensive that the gaps on the walls of his private chambers in the Nymphenburg Palace – because that’s where Franz von Bavaria lives as a descendant of the Wittelsbach family – could easily be filled with other outstanding works of art. 50 selected works of contemporary art can now be seen under the title “Uncombed Pictures” in the Pinakothek der Moderne.
Homage to Franz Duke of Bavaria in the Pinakothek der Moderne – Munich
