Cuno Amiet, "Liegender Frauenakt mit Blumen", 1912
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Kunstmuseum Bern, on now till January 15, 2012
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To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Swiss artist Cuno Amiet (1868-1961), the unique exhibition of oil paintings, watercolors, drawings and prints representing Amiet’s entire artistic career, is a celebration of the artist’s life. The collection is on loan from the Eduard Gerber Collection and the Kunstmuseum Solothurn will put on parallel exhibition with works by Cuno Amiet and Ferdinand Hodler.
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