{"id":1940,"date":"2016-01-20T10:16:50","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T09:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fondationrilke.ch\/en\/?page_id=1940"},"modified":"2025-03-25T13:33:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T12:33:25","slug":"highlights-from-the-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rilke1.destinazio.info\/en\/research-and-collections\/highlights-from-the-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights from the collection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Below can be found some of the collection\u2019s highlights, listed in chronological order according to their date of acquisition:<\/p>\n

The JEANNE DE S\u00c9PIBUS Collection<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Rilke\u2019s patron Jeanne de S\u00e9pibus-de Preux (1886-1977) is amongst the most significant of Rilke\u2019s local friends. Letters from Rilke addressed to her and his transcription of the \u201cQuatrains Valaisans,\u201d which includes a personal inscription, were received first by the Sierre Group and later made over to the Rilke Foundation. Her original gift was supplemented in time by books, paintings, photographs, and other memorabilia that she and others had gathered over the years.<\/p>\n

The YVONNE VON WATTENWYL Collection<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In 1973, Antoinette Vallotton made a gift of the letters and personally transcribed poems Rilke addressed to her mother to the city of Sierre. The gift was made in her mother\u2019s name. Her mother, Yvonne von Wattenwyl (1891-1976), was among the first in Switzerland to correspond with Rilke. Their correspondence has been published in French translation by Verdier (Rainer Maria Rilke:<\/em>\u00a0Lettres \u00e0 Yvonne de Wattenwyl. <\/em>In: Der Doppelg\u00e4nger<\/em>.\u00a0Trans. by Yvonne<\/em> Gm\u00fcr. Lagrasse: Verdier,\u00a01994).<\/p>\n

The collection of JENNY DE MARGERIE, n\u00c9E FABRE-LUCE<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jenny de Margerie (1896-1991) donated a great number of books to the Rilke Foundation in 1987, including numerous translations of his work. In 1993, her daughter Diane de Margerie made a generous gift of items related to Rilke which she had inherited from her mother. These include Rilke\u2019s letters to Nimet Eloui Bey as well as photographs, newspaper clippings, and academic presentations.<\/p>\n

FONDATION DU CH\u00c2TEAU DE VILLA<\/strong>, SIERRE<\/h2>\n

The Rilke Foundation received a series of paintings, many of which depict Raron, from the Fondation <\/em>in 1995. <\/em>The gift includes pieces by Edouard Vallet and Edmond Bille.<\/p>\n

MANFRED GAHL<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Rilke Foundation acquired Manfred Gahl\u2019s private Rilke collection in 1995. The beautiful Gahl (Germany) collection consists of numerous books, collectors\u2019 editions, translations, correspondence, secondary literature, and pieces on the life and work of the poet.<\/p>\n

NANNI REINHART SCHINZ<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Foundation received a gift of items formerly owned by Rilke from Nanni Reinhart Schinz in 1995.<\/p>\n

MARGARETE L\u00dcHRMANN<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A donation of books and newspaper articles was made by Margarete L\u00fchrmann.<\/p>\n

KARL KLUTZ<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Foundation was delighted to acquire the extensive & meticulously kept private collection of Dr. Karl Klutz (Bad Ems) in 2000. The result of decades-long curatorial efforts by Dr. Klutz (1906-2000), the collection includes, along with books, thousands of academic articles and newspaper clippings.<\/p>\n

BERND SPERLING-THEIS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Numerous musical scores were the valuable gift of Bernd Sperling-Theis. He made his bequest to the Foundation in 2013.<\/p>\n

SOPHY GIAUQUE <\/strong>(1887-1943)<\/h2>\n

In 2024, the Rilke Foundation has acquired the estate of the artist Sophy Giauque who had been in contact with Rilke.<\/p>\n

ELISABETH VON SCHMIDT-PAULI<\/strong> (1882-1956)<\/h2>\n

In 2024, the Rilke Foundation has also acquired ten unknown lettres which Rilke had addressed to the writer Elisabeth von Schmidt-Pauli.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Below can be found some of the collection\u2019s highlights, listed in chronological order according to their date of acquisition:<\/p>\n

The JEANNE DE S\u00c9PIBUS Collection<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rilke\u2019s patron Jeanne de S\u00e9pibus-de Preux (1886-1977) is amongst the most significant of Rilke\u2019s local friends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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