Ferdinand Hodler at the Beyeler Foundation
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Lake Thun with Stockhorn Range, circa 1913, Oil on canvas Private collection swissinfo.ch -
Lake Geneva with Mont Blanc in the Early Morning, 1918, Oil on canvas Private collection swissinfo.ch -
Mountain Stream at Champéry, 1916, Oil on canvas Bündner Kunstmuseum, Chur swissinfo.ch -
Portrait of Valentine Godé-Darel (French Female Head), circa 1912, Oil on canvas Kunsthaus Zurich swissinfo.ch -
Lake Geneva with Mont Salève and Swans, 1914/15, Oil on canvas Kunstmuseum Bern swissinfo.ch -
The Jungfrau Massif from Mürren, 1914, Oil on canvas Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva swissinfo.ch -
Self-portrait, 1914, Oil on canvas Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen swissinfo.ch -
Landscape near Montana, 1915, Oil on canvas Hilti Art Foundation, Schaan, Liechtenstein swissinfo.ch -
Lake Geneva with Mont Blanc in the Early Morning (March), 1918, Oil on canvas Private collection, Zurich swissinfo.ch -
View to Infinity, 1913/14–1916, Oil on canvas Kunstmuseum Basel swissinfo.ch -
The Dents du Midi seen from Champéry, 1916, Oil on canvas Nestlé Art Collection swissinfo.ch -
Sunset at Lake Geneva, seen from Caux, 1917, Oil on canvas Private collection swissinfo.ch
“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)
This content was published on February 17, 2013 - 11:00
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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