We continuecooperation with leading museum institutions. An important event for the Russian Center of Art and its founder Rustam Aliyeva was the exhibition "Colors in Light" ("Farben im Licht") at the Potsdam Museum Forum für Kunst und Geschichte in Potsdam.

During the exhibition, Rustam Aliev donated to the Museum the work of the outstanding German post-Christian artist Theo von Brockhusen "Country restaurant and hotel Baumgartenbrueck" (1910-1914) from his personal collection.

Theodore Adolph Hillman von Brockhusen studied at the Königsberg Academy of Arts under Max Schmidt, Ludwig Detmann and Olof Yerberg. After finishing his studies he moved to Berlin, where he joined the Berlin Secession. Made several trips to Europe, visited Paris and Florence. After his return to Berlin he became one of the founders of the Free Secession, working closely with Max Lieberman, Lowice Corinth, August Gaul. Theo von Brockhuzen was a member of one of the groups of the Nidden colony, which included Arthur Dechner, Alfred Parokel, Waldemar Rösler.

The work of Vincent van Gogh had a special influence on the development of the artist:
"Brokhusen borrowed this style of smear from Van Gogh, whose work he got to see in Paris - writes Lena Schneider in a contribution to PNN - It is said that he was sometimes called "van Gohhusen". He later moved from his role model...".

Most of his paintings Theo von Brockhuzen has created in Schwilowsee near Potsdam. The beauty of the area around the family estate of Herrmann in Šilovice has always inspired artists and poets. In June 1909, in a guest book by Baumgartenbruck, Broccoli wrote:
"For three years I was spending the most beautiful time here, found pure beauty and harmony of nature...".

The atmosphere and light became fundamental themes in the concept of color and form of German modernism.
"Theo von Brockhusen was not the only artist who was looking for his motives in Brandenburg, writes Katrin Starke for the Berliner Morgenpost.
- Around 1900, the area around Potsdam became the birthplace of open-air painting - a movement that marked the beginning of an era and had a lasting influence on German art".