Lake Thun with Stockhorn Range, circa 1913, Oil on canvas
Private collection
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Lake Geneva with Mont Blanc in the Early Morning, 1918, Oil on canvas
Private collection
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Mountain Stream at Champéry, 1916, Oil on canvas
Bündner Kunstmuseum, Chur
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Portrait of Valentine Godé-Darel (French Female Head), circa 1912, Oil on canvas
Kunsthaus Zurich
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Lake Geneva with Mont Salève and Swans, 1914/15, Oil on canvas
Kunstmuseum Bern
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The Jungfrau Massif from Mürren, 1914, Oil on canvas
Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva
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Self-portrait, 1914, Oil on canvas
Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen
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Landscape near Montana, 1915, Oil on canvas
Hilti Art Foundation, Schaan, Liechtenstein
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Lake Geneva with Mont Blanc in the Early Morning (March), 1918, Oil on canvas
Private collection, Zurich
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View to Infinity, 1913/14–1916, Oil on canvas
Kunstmuseum Basel
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The Dents du Midi seen from Champéry, 1916, Oil on canvas
Nestlé Art Collection
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Sunset at Lake Geneva, seen from Caux, 1917, Oil on canvas
Private collection
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“The works painted at the end of Ferdinand Hodler’s life show a vision inspired by nature, by the need for man to be in harmony with this nature, and by a feeling of brotherhood towards his fellow humans.” (Jura Brüschweiler, "Hodler et les Suisses", Pecel Art, 1991)
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The exhibition “Ferdinand Hodler: View to Infinity” features about 80 works from the last five years of the artist’s life (1913–1918). (Pictures: Beyeler Foundation )
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