Category: Switzerland
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Mr. and Mrs. Cézanne
Mr. and Mrs. Cézanne What would they have thought of the fact that they were going to be part of the Bührle collection, as mentioned on the captions next to the paintings in the Kunsthaus museum.Bührle, the art collector, having become filthy rich through his arms trade with Nazi Germany.You look at the portraits, admire…
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Kunst im Kunsthaus
Kunst im Kunsthaus This sculpture, placed in a large open space of the Kunsthaus, enters into a special relationship with its environment. We may speak of a very happy union. I can’t imagine a more beautiful contrast between Maillol’s reclining nude and the bare straight surfaces in this corner of the museum. Sculpture and space…
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Reclining woman
Reclining woman Picasso’s ‘Big Nude’ seen through ‘The Forest’ by Giacometti. A painting and a sculpture in a room of the Kunsthaus. Photos of the week: Pablo Picasso, Big Nude, 1964, and: Alberto Giacometti, The Forest, bronze, 1950, Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland 2025
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Tall Woman
Tall Woman When designing the extension of the Kunsthaus museum, Chipperfield may have had Giacometti’s Tall Woman in mind. Photo of the week: Alberto Giacometti, Tall Woman II, bronze, 1960, Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland 2025
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Pegasus
Pegasus Pegasus in the footsteps of Icarus.Wings burned; fallen from the sky on top of a high building.What now? Photo of the week: Pegasus, Zürich, Switzerland 2025
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Mirage
Mirage The sky seen in the dark, whirling water of the Limmat just before it falls over the edge. Photo of the week: Waterfall in the Limmat river, Zürich, Switzerland 2025
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1+1=1
1+1=1 I started the year with an image of the fusion of two lovers. Here it is two vases that are attracted to each other. Two vases merging into one beautiful work of art. Photo of the week: Deux vases – Lea Georg, Biennale de la Céramique 2016, Saint-Cergue, Switzerland 2016
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Fusion
Fusion Let’s start the New Year in a cheerful mood. Photo of the week: Couple – Takamori Akio, Biennale de la Céramique 2016, Saint-Cergue, Switzerland 2016
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas Welcome to our bleak and gloomy Earth, infant Jesus. Photo of the week: Cerniat, Gruyère, Switzerland 2022
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Santa Claus
Santa Claus Antiquated selfie in-between Santa Claus who’s just passing by. Photo of the week: Cerniat – Gruyère, Switzerland 2022
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