Salvador Dalí (1904 – 1989), Atavisms of Twilight (Compulisive Idea) 1933
Dali’s cryptic painting is based on a picture executed by Millet. The famous surrealist transformed the idyllic landscape into a scene of horror, fill...
Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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The Kunstmuseum Bern focuses strongly on art by female artists such as Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Louise Bourgeois and Marina Abramovic. Besides its permanent collection, the Kunstmuseum Bern additionally shows themed and large monographic exhibitions.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 – 1901), Mrs. Misia Natanson at the Piano, 1897
Misia Natanson was Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s friend and muse. He painted her portrait nine times in all. Find out more about this artist, who descen...
Alexandre Calame (1810 – 1864), The Grand Eiger, 1844
Alexandre Calame’s painting is firmly rooted in the romantic tradition. Find out more about his painting of the Eiger and why this artist from western...
Louis Moilliet (1880 – 1962), At the Music-Hall, 1913
The composition of Louis Moilliet’s richly colored painting is highly sophisticated. Find out more about this artist, who was born in Bern, and very u...
Chaim Soutine (1893 – 1943), Flayed Beef, 1926
Find out more about Chaim Soutine’s expressive painted masterpiece depicting a slaughtered ox. And about the painter too, who was friends with both Mo...
Johannes Itten (1888 – 1967), Composition in Blue, 1918
Find out more about Johannes Itten, who was born in Emmental and was a Bauhaus teacher and “master.” This abstract painting demonstrates Itten’s theor...
Piet Mondrian (1872 – 1944), Painting No. II with Grey and Black, 1925
Despite its asymmetry, Piet Mondrian's painting emanates harmony and serenity. Find out more about why the Dutch artist decided to compose only with r...
Max Ernst (1891 – 1976), Forest and Sun (Nocturnal Landscape), 1928
Max Ernst has the sun set in a mysterious, nocturnal forest landscape. Find out in what way this artwork is relevant to the artist's childhood. From t...
Hans Arp (1886 – 1966), Duo Painting based on a collaborative drawing with Sophie Taeuber
Hans Arp and his wife Sophie Taeuber-Arp produced a number of artworks together. Find out in the video how the richly contrasting pictures mirror the ...
Adolf Wölfli (1864 – 1930), General=View of the Island Neveranger, 1911
Adolf Wölfli, who spent many years of his life in the Waldau psychiatric clinic near Bern, created a universe of his own in drawings and writings. The...