Swiss modernities.
Flammarion| N° d'inventaire | 23471 |
| Format | 21 x 28 |
| Détails | 256 p., publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782080205476 |
Trained in France, Germany or Italy for some, in connection with the European avant-gardes, Swiss artists explore the expressive, symbolic or decorative power of line and color, while focusing on subjects drawn from a Swiss history and national culture in the process of inventing themselves, with the context of the affirmation of the young federal state, created in 1848.
These painters and this fertile period of European art remain, however, profoundly unknown outside of Switzerland. The exhibition aims to reveal works that have largely never been shown in France. It brings together some 70 masterpieces from the period, mainly from Swiss public and private collections. Rather than an exhaustive overview, the exhibition invites the discovery of artistic figures unknown in France and the delight of exceptional paintings.
The exhibition catalogue presents the development of Swiss painting in the 1900s in its historical context and highlights its protagonists, such as collectors, art critics, mediators and art dealers.
Trained in France, Germany or Italy for some, in connection with the European avant-gardes, Swiss artists explore the expressive, symbolic or decorative power of line and color, while focusing on subjects drawn from a Swiss history and national culture in the process of inventing themselves, with the context of the affirmation of the young federal state, created in 1848.
These painters and this fertile period of European art remain, however, profoundly unknown outside of Switzerland. The exhibition aims to reveal works that have largely never been shown in France. It brings together some 70 masterpieces from the period, mainly from Swiss public and private collections. Rather than an exhaustive overview, the exhibition invites the discovery of artistic figures unknown in France and the delight of exceptional paintings.
The exhibition catalogue presents the development of Swiss painting in the 1900s in its historical context and highlights its protagonists, such as collectors, art critics, mediators and art dealers.