Mark Rothko (1903–1970), No. 7 (Dark Brown, Grey, Orange), 1963

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Mark Rothko (1903–1970), No. 7 (Dark Brown, Grey, Orange), 1963

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Aug 4, 2014

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Immerse yourself in this great work of Rothko and the world of Abstract Expressionism. Learn how the artist succeeded to establish "a consummated experience between picture and onlooker". From the podcast series featuring highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern’s collection.

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Aug 4, 2014

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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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Albert Anker - Nursery School on the Kirchenfeld bridge 1900: Learn more about Albert Anker's painting depicting the children of a day nursery walking over the Bernese Kirchenfeld bridge. The work is one of this famous artist's last large-format oil paintings. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Edouard Manet - Garden Walk at Reuil 1882: The famous impressionist painter Edouard Manet lived in the country house portrayed in the oil painting. The approach is a tree-lined path into a bright and sunny garden. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Meret Oppenheim - Enchantment 1962: The Irish artist Sean Scully paints one color field next to the other. Learn more about how this artist's energy and emotions are expressed in the medium of paint. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Arnold Böcklin - Spring Day 1883: Learn more about these two lovers who meet on a spring day in the garden of an Italian country house. The renowned Swiss painter Arnold Böcklin was a prominent symbolist artist. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Sean Scully - Grey Wolf 2007: The Irish artist Sean Scully paints one color field next to the other. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Kurt Schwitters - Dislocated Forces (Merz picture) 1920: The collage by the dada artist Kurt Schwitters was painted shortly after the First World War. Learn more about this Merz picture that was assembled and glued together out of all kinds of everyday objects. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Pablo Picasso - The Sleepy Drinker 1902 by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Juan Gris: The Album, 1926: Juan Gris reduced figures and objects to their basic forms and shapes in his paintings. He also combined motifs such as guitars, drinking glasses, and pieces of fruit in ever new compositions. 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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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Sunday in the Alps; Scene at the Well 1923-1925: Learn more about this expressionist painting of a group of country people on alpine meadows close to Davos. This is one of Ludwig Kirchner's largest paintings. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Paul Cézanne: Self-Portrait with Black Felt Hat, around 1879: How did the artist Paul Cézanne see and portray himself? Learn more about the French artist and his self-portrait. 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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Duccio di Buoninsegna - Maestà around 1290-1295: Duccio di Buoninsegna's painting of the Virgin as the Mother of God with the child Jesus still fascinates us today. 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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Paul Klee: Ad Parnassum, 1932: What is depicted in this work: a pyramid, the mountain of the Muses, or Niesen of the Swiss Alps? Learn more about the painting and its artist Paul Klee, who decisively influenced 20th-century art with his highly diverse work. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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August Macke (1887-1914), Garden Restaurant, 1912: August Macke was one of the renowned expressonist artists by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Gustave Courbet: Awakening, 1866: Female couples play a significant part in the realist artist Gustave Courbet’s works. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Alexej von Jawlensky (1864 – 1941) Pensive Woman, 1913: The human face is a key motif in Alexej von Jawlensky’s oeuvre. This is also true for Sinnende Frau: her gaze seems lost in the distance and to nevertheless focus on the beholder. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Caspar Wolf: The Black Lütschine River, springing forth from the Lower Grindelwald Glacier, 1777: Learn more about the oil painting depicting the Grindelwald Glacier, which was executed around 1777 by the famous Swiss landscape painter Caspar Wolf. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Vincent van Gogh: Sunflowers, 1887: The sunflower is a recurrent motif in Vincent van Gogh’s artworks, and is also depicted in this oil painting. Are you curious about what symbolic meaning the sunflower had for this artist? by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Niklaus Manuel Deutsch: St. Luke Painting the Virgin, 1515: Do you know who the patron saint of painters is since early medieval times? Learn more about the artist Niklaus Manuel Deutsch and his work. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Amadeo Modigliani: Standing Nude (Elvira), 1918: Elongated forms are an unmistakeable characteristic of Amadeo Modigliani’s work—and are obvious in this portrait of Elvira too. During the artist’s lifetime this female nude created quite a scandal. What is your reaction to it? by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Joan Miró (1893-1983), Peinture, 1933: Due to his colorful and visionary paintings Joan Miró was one of the most popular artists of the 20th century. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Franz Marc (1880-1916) Blaues Pferd II (Blue Horse II), 1911: Already early in his artistic career, Franz Marc was intensely fascinated by the world of animals—and felt a strong bond to them. Viewers have the impression that they experience the world from the perspective of a horse. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Albrecht Kauw (1616 – 1681), Still Life with Fish and Seated Girl, around 1660/1665: The famous Bern artist Albrecht Kauw presents in his still life a rich selection of fish as we might have found served in a patrician household during his lifetime. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Félix Vallotton (1865 – 1925) Woman Reading, 1906: Allowing us a view of her private sphere, a young woman sits in a sparsely furnished room of a middle-class household while reading intently. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947), In a Southern Garden, around 1914: Pierre Bonnards wasn't just known as a supporter of the intimateness, but he was also celebrated as one of the great artists of the post-impressionism. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), Backward glance, 1924: Wassily Kandinsky, born 1866 in Russia, was a painter, graphic artist and art theoretician. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Elisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun (1755–1842), Celebration of Alpine Herders in Unspunnen on August 17, 1808; 1808/1809: Elisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun was a portraitist and pionneer of the classicism. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Joseph Werner the Younger (1637 – 1710), Odysseus outwits Achilles, who is dressed as a young woman, in the palace of King Lycomedes, 1678: Learn more about how Odysseus outwitted Achilles. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 – 1901), Mrs. Misia Natanson at the Piano, 1897 by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Alexandre Calame (1810 – 1864), The Grand Eiger, 1844: During his lifetime Alexandre Calame was a celebrated artist all over Europe. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Louis Moilliet (1880 – 1962), At the Music-Hall, 1913: Louis Moilliet executed paintings, watercolors and stained glass windows that were filled with light. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Chaim Soutine (1893 – 1943), Flayed Beef, 1926: Chaim Soutine was born in Belarus, lived and worked in Paris from 1913 onwards. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Johannes Itten (1888 – 1967), Composition in Blue, 1918: The Swiss artist Johannes Itten developed a groundbreaking theory of color and design. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Piet Mondrian (1872 – 1944), Painting No. II with Grey and Black, 1925: Piet Mondrian was a pioneer of abstract art. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Hans Arp (1886 – 1966), Duo Painting based on a collaborative drawing with Sophie Taeuber: Hans Arp was co-founder of the Dada movement. by Museum of Fine Arts Bern
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Mark Rothko (1903–1970), No. 7 (Dark Brown, Grey, Orange), 1963

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