Myths and Mysteries. Symbolism and Swiss Artists.
Somogy| N° d'inventaire | 17126 |
| Format | 25.2 x 28.7 |
| Détails | 351 p., color illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2013 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782757205259 |
Symbolism was born at the end of the 19th century: it was not a movement, but rather a state of mind and a constellation of artists that would set all of Europe ablaze for more than two decades. Symbolism brought together some of the greatest creators of this period: Ferdinand Hodler, Arnold Böcklin and Carlos Schwabe in Switzerland, Giovanni Segantini in Italy and Switzerland, Odilon Redon in France, Gustav Klimt in Austria, Fernand Khnopff in Belgium... All fiercely proclaimed their belief in the ideal, mystery, spirituality, the exploration of the unconscious and the unity of the arts. The boundaries between music and the visual arts blurred, thus paving the way for the great currents of the 20th century: surrealism, expressionism, abstraction. The important exhibition Myths and Mysteries. Symbolism and Swiss artists, designed by Valentina Anker for the Kunstmuseum Bern, the Museo Cantonale d'Arte and the Museo d'Arte di Lugano, is reflected in this catalogue which showcases the most exciting works of Swiss and European symbolism and where masterpieces from major international collectors rub shoulders with those from the most prestigious Swiss and foreign museums.
Symbolism was born at the end of the 19th century: it was not a movement, but rather a state of mind and a constellation of artists that would set all of Europe ablaze for more than two decades. Symbolism brought together some of the greatest creators of this period: Ferdinand Hodler, Arnold Böcklin and Carlos Schwabe in Switzerland, Giovanni Segantini in Italy and Switzerland, Odilon Redon in France, Gustav Klimt in Austria, Fernand Khnopff in Belgium... All fiercely proclaimed their belief in the ideal, mystery, spirituality, the exploration of the unconscious and the unity of the arts. The boundaries between music and the visual arts blurred, thus paving the way for the great currents of the 20th century: surrealism, expressionism, abstraction. The important exhibition Myths and Mysteries. Symbolism and Swiss artists, designed by Valentina Anker for the Kunstmuseum Bern, the Museo Cantonale d'Arte and the Museo d'Arte di Lugano, is reflected in this catalogue which showcases the most exciting works of Swiss and European symbolism and where masterpieces from major international collectors rub shoulders with those from the most prestigious Swiss and foreign museums.