DDR Stamps 1967 – Art / Famous Paintings from Dresden Gallery MNH**
The 1967 issue featuring the Dresden Gallery is particularly interesting because it focused on the Galerie Neue Meister (New Masters Gallery), which holds post-1800 paintings, rather than the more famous Old Masters.
The full set consists of six stamps (Michel Nos. 1262–1267) and was issued on February 15, 1967.
🇩🇪 DDR 1967: Paintings from the Dresden New Masters Gallery
The paintings featured on this set represent a period of German and European art from the 19th and early 20th centuries, housed in the Albertinum building in Dresden.
| Michel No. | Denomination (Pf) | Artwork / Subject | Artist (School) |
| 1262 | 10 Pf | “Hünengrab im Schnee” (Megalithic Tomb in Snow) | Caspar David Friedrich (German Romantic) |
| 1263 | 15 Pf | “Großmutter und Enkelin” (Grandmother and Granddaughter) | Julius Scholtz (German) |
| 1264 | 20 Pf | “Bildnis Madame de R.” (Portrait of Madame de R.) | Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss Symbolist) |
| 1265 | 25 Pf | “Peter im Tierpark” (Peter in the Zoo) | Harald Hakenbeck (German) |
| 1266 | 30 Pf | “Venezianische Episode” (Venetian Episode) | Rudolf Bergander (German) |
| 1267 | 50 Pf | “Zwei Frauen aus Tahiti” (Two Women from Tahiti) | Paul Gauguin (French Post-Impressionist) |
Highlights of the Set
- Caspar David Friedrich: The 10 Pf stamp features one of the most famous German Romantic landscape painters, which is a major highlight for art collectors.
- Paul Gauguin: The 50 Pf stamp is perhaps the most famous international work in the set, showcasing a piece by the renowned French Post-Impressionist master.
This set provided an important counterpoint to the earlier and later issues focused on the Old Masters, showing the breadth of Dresden’s entire State Art Collection.
