Impressionism

Monet, Phare de Honfleur, 1864 — Claude Monet, Le Phare de Honfleur (The Lighthouse at Honfleur), 1864, Kunsthaus Zürich, Geschenk der Erben von Dr. Adolf Jöhr (Präsident der Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft 1922-1940), 1975

Slider_small_Gogh_Vincent-van_02 2.png — Vincent van Gogh, Cabanes blanches aux Saintes-Maries, 1888, Kunsthaus Zürich, donated by Walter Haefner, 1995

Slider_small_Seurat_Georges 2.png — Georges Seurat, Le jardinier, c. 1882, Kunsthaus Zürich, donated by Walter Haefner, 1974

Slider_small_Gauguin_Paul 2.png — Paul Gauguin, La barrière, 1889, Kunsthaus Zürich, bequest of H. Hausammann, 1981

Slider_small_Monet_Claude_02 2.png — Claude Monet, Le bassin aux nymphéas, le soir, 1916/1922, Kunsthaus Zürich, gift of Emil G. Bührle, 1952

Slider_small_Bonnard_Pierre 2.png — Pierre Bonnard, Signac et ses amis en barque, c. 1924, Kunsthaus Zürich, 1932

Slider_small_Monet_Claude 2.png — Claude Monet, Le Parlement, coucher de soleil, 1904, Kunsthaus Zürich, donated by Walter Haefner, 1995

Slider_small_Vuillard_Edouard 2.png — Edouard Vuillard, Le Grand Intérieur aux six personnages, 1897, Kunsthaus Zürich, 1966

Manet’s unique water-lily paintings are a particular highlight, a testimony to his vision of a novel, ‘all-over’ painting that exploits the entire surface of the vast panel. Also well represented is the art of the ‘Nabis’ Bonnard and Vuillard, which proved especially popular in Switzerland when it first emerged. Important pieces by pioneering Post-Impressionists such as Gauguin, Cézanne and van Gogh prepare the ground for the artistic upheavals of the early 1900s.

« The Kunsthaus and the Bührle Collection are bringing their holdings together under one roof to create an extraordinary Impressionist collection. » — Philippe Büttner, Collection Curator

When these works are joined by the Bührle Collection in the expanded Kunsthaus, the presentation will be the only one of its rank in Europe where visitors can experience, in a single place, the influence of Monet, Cézanne and others on the modern art that followed them.

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