Art at the AMERON Neuschwanstein Alpsee Resort & Spa
At the AMERON Neuschwanstein Alpsee Resort & Spa, contemporary art is combined with royal heritage. Our carefully curated art collection guides you through the various rooms of the hotel - from the lobby to the cosy Jagdstube and the rooms with views of the majestic castles.
Historical works from the Wittelsbach collection meet modern interpretations by regional and international artists. Each work of art tells its own story and creates an atmospheric bridge between King Ludwig II's fairytale past and the present.
Below we show you a small selection of works of art that can be seen in our house:
„Spring – New Beginnings" – e.lin
The large-format textured painting ‘Spring – New beginnings’ by e.lin welcomes guests in the lobby as a striking eye-catcher. The work, which glows in bright cobalt blue, instinctively draws attention with its meditative aura. Born in Augsburg in 1943, artist Erwin Wiegerling, who works under the pseudonym e.lin, has created a work using wood ash, sand and cobalt blue that perfectly embodies his characteristic scattering method: Pure colour pigments and natural materials are scattered onto the canvas with minimal use of binding agents to make the colours glow and reveal the natural materials in their original form.
The work ‘Spring – New Beginnings’ embodies e.lin’s artistic philosophy of preserving and honouring creation as a work of art. With its meditative calm and spiritual expressiveness, the artwork invites us to pause and reflect on the balance between humans and nature.
"Diorama Hohenschwangau" - Wittelsbach Equalisation Fund Collection
A fascinating dialogue between past and present unfolds in the light-flooded lobby. The historical diorama from the period between 1876 and 1900 shows the view from above of Hohenschwangau with its majestic Hohenschwangau Castle and the surrounding buildings. While the large glass surfaces of the modern hotel architecture provide a direct view of today's Hohenschwangau Castle, the painting invites you to travel back in time and shows what this fairytale landscape looked like over a century ago.
The diorama from the Wittelsbacher Equalisation Fund collection creates a unique bridge between Bavaria's royal history and the present day - a living testimony to how the landscape and architecture change, while the beauty and magic of this special place remains timeless.
"Forest festival" - Kilian Lipp
In the rustic, cosy hunting room of the Lisl Restaurant, with its warm fireplace and characteristic antlers on the walls, hangs Kilian Lipp's atmospheric ‘Forest Festival’ painting. While guests enjoy the fairytale view of Neuschwanstein Castle through the windows, they are immersed in the culinary world of the Bavarian kings – surrounded by an art collection that perfectly matches this royal ambience. Several works by the Allgäu painter adorn the hunting lodge and create a harmonious connection between the rustic cosiness of the room and the refined cuisine inspired by the dishes of the Wittelsbach family.
The ‘Waldfestbild’ (Forest Festival Painting) comes from the Wittelsbach collection and embodies Lipp's characteristic visual language – a unique mixture of figuration and abstraction that goes far beyond folkloric representations. Born in Vorderhindelang in 1953, the artist not only depicts a rural festival, but also invites the viewer to immerse themselves in the multi-layered symbolism. Like poetry, his works communicate directly with the deeper layers of emotion, creating the perfect atmosphere for the Lisl Restaurant, which combines tradition and enjoyment at the highest level.
"Fairytale worlds of images" - art prints by Olaf Hajek
The light-flooded salons of Lisl Restaurant are home to the fairy-tale imagery of Olaf Hajek. Born in Rendsburg in 1965, the artist is one of Germany's most sought-after illustrators, working for renowned publications such as the New York Times, the New Yorker and the Wall Street Journal.
Hajek's art prints are a feast for the senses – colourful compositions in which flora and fauna merge into surreal dreamscapes. Inspired by South American folklore, African traditions and pop culture, he creates detailed worlds in which hummingbirds flutter around flower-adorned women's heads and exotic plants become living stories. Arranged in groups, the images invite you to immerse yourself in these poetic universes over breakfast and discover the beauty and transience of nature – a visual delight that lets you start the day with inspiration and joie de vivre.
"King Ludwig Portraits" - Stefanie von Thun
The Ludwig Bar is home to a fascinating series of portraits: Stefanie von Thun's multi-layered interpretations of King Ludwig II. The Munich-based artist uses a historical photograph from 1865 as the starting point for her artistic exploration of the Bavarian fairytale king. Ludwig was just 20 years old at the time and had to take over the reins of government following the sudden death of his father.
Von Thun illuminates the multi-faceted personality of Ludwig II from ever new angles. By printing the historical photograph on specially prepared carrier materials, different references are created: Sometimes she takes up the image of the Bavarian icon with humour, sometimes glamour and pathos come to the fore, then again the darker sides of a torn personality. The exhibited works create an atmospheric link between the bar and the royal history of the place - an artistic homage to the man whose dreams have forever shaped this unique landscape.
"Portrait of Prince Regent Luitpold" - Friedrich August von Kaulbach
The imposing portrait of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria is majestically enthroned above the staircase that leads from the event rooms on the 1st floor back to the lobby. In its magnificent golden frame, the oil painting created by Friedrich August von Kaulbach in 1908 embodies all the dignity and splendour of Wittelsbach's reign. Celebrated as the "Prince of Painters", Kaulbach was known for his masterful portraits of the popular Prince Regent, who ruled Bavaria from 1886 to 1912.
The portrait from the Wittelsbach Collection fits perfectly into the atmosphere of the hotel, which lies in the shadow of the royal palaces. Guests arriving from the function rooms named after Richard Wagner and Siegfried are greeted by this royal view - a reminder that they are in a region where history and fairy tales, reality and romance merge in a unique way.
"Alpine flora" - Photographs by Cordula Flegel
In the rooms of the Galeria and Seehaus sections of the building, the quiet poetry of Alpine flora unfolds through the sensitive photographs of Cordula Flegel. Like open book pages, two picture frames in each room tell of the delicate beauty and resilience of the mountain world - each pair of pictures shows the same plant in its natural environment. With her eye for the hidden, the Upper Bavarian photojournalist has created a photographic herbarium that captures the soul of the Alpine landscape.
Flegel's work is characterised by her journalistic experience and her feel for the cultural landscapes of the Alps. In her Alpine flora series, all plants are presented on an equal footing - without categorisation between common and rare, making each individual plant special in its own right. Each photograph is a dialogue between transience and permanence, between the fragility of a flower and the eternity of the mountains. The pictures invite you to pause and discover the often overlooked wonders of the various alpine biotopes.