The Collection
from Ferdinand Hodler to Pablo Picasso, from Meret Oppenheim to El Anatsui

In the basement of the historical Stettler building the central avant-garde trends of modern art are represented with Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism, and abstract art. Highlights include Violin Hanging on a Wall by Pablo Picasso, Meret Oppenheim’s Enchantment, or Piet Mondrian’s Painting No. II. The presentation is complemented by a selection of works by the Bern artist Adolf Wölfli from the holdings of the Adolf Wölfli Foundation. This part of the collection exhibition ends on October 20, 2024.

On the ground floor, works by El Anatsui and Kader Attia as representatives of global contemporary art form the prelude. Two side cabinets are dedicated to highlights of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting. This includes, for example, Portrait de l’artiste au chapeau à large bord by Paul Cézanne, La Débâcle by Claude Monet or Tournesols fanés by Vincent van Gogh. Landscapes by Swiss exponents of modern art such as Ferdinand Hodler, Félix Vallotton and Giovanni Giacometti complete the exhibition.

A variety of other works from the collection of the Kunstmuseum Bern can currently be discovered in the exhibition Amy Sillman. Oh, Clock! (20.9.2024–2.2.2025).