Ferdinand Hodler - The Night 1889/90

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Ferdinand Hodler - The Night 1889/90

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The symbolist oil painting "Night" depicts seven sleeping figures. The famous Swiss painter portrayed himself between his wife Bertha Stucki and his mistress Augustine Dupin. The painting is one of Hodler's most famous paintings besides "Day". From the podcast series on the Highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern Collection.

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Oct 18, 2011

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The Kunstmuseum Bern focuses strongly on art by female artists such as Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Louise Bourgeois and Marina Abramovic. Besides its permanent collection, the Kunstmuseum Bern additionally shows themed and large monographic exhibitions.

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Pablo Picasso - The Sleepy Drinker 1902 by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Georges Braque - Houses in l'Estaque 1908: Georges Braque's painting shows the houses of a French fishing village not far from Marseille. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Franz Niklaus König - The Staubbach Falls 1803: The Staubbach waterfall in Lauterbrunnen Valley situated in the Bernese Oberland is still an attraction for tourists today. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Ferdinand Hodler - The Night 1889/90: The symbolist oil painting "Night" depicts seven sleeping figures. The famous Swiss painter portrayed himself between his wife Bertha Stucki and his mistress Augustine Dupin. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Ferdinand Hodler - The Night 1889/90

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