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Hans Jakob Oeri. A Swiss Artist in Paris, Moscow, Zurich

From 12 August to 23 October 2016, the Kunsthaus Zürich is staging the first exhibition of the work of Zurich artist Hans Jakob Oeri (1782-1868). During his lifetime, Oeri was respected and admired throughout Europe. His works are among the finest and most innovative examples of Swiss art in the first half of the 19th century. The exhibition includes more than 60 paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints.

Oeri’s testimony and reception of his work shed light on some of the Swiss art scene’s most fascinating involvements in art and cultural history as the Ancien Régime gave way to the new Federal State. The most recent research reveals Oeri to be

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