Museum of Fine Arts Bern Podcast
1) Salvador Dalí (1904 – 1989), Atavisms of Twilight (Compulisive Idea) 1933
Dali’s cryptic painting is based on a picture executed by Millet. The famous surrealist transformed the idyllic landscape into a scene of horror, filling it with macabre eroticism.
2) Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 – 1901), Mrs. Misia Natanson at the Piano, 1897
Misia Natanson was Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s friend and muse. He painted her portrait nine times in all. Find out more about this artist, who descended from an old aristocratic family, and the piani...Show More
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 – 1901), Mrs. Misia Natanson at the Piano, 1897
03:22 | Sep 7th, 2015
3) Alexandre Calame (1810 – 1864), The Grand Eiger, 1844
Alexandre Calame’s painting is firmly rooted in the romantic tradition. Find out more about his painting of the Eiger and why this artist from western Switzerland traveled to the Bernese Oberland.
4) Louis Moilliet (1880 – 1962), At the Music-Hall, 1913
The composition of Louis Moilliet’s richly colored painting is highly sophisticated. Find out more about this artist, who was born in Bern, and very unjustly destined to be overshadowed by his friends...Show More
5) Chaim Soutine (1893 – 1943), Flayed Beef, 1926
Find out more about Chaim Soutine’s expressive painted masterpiece depicting a slaughtered ox. And about the painter too, who was friends with both Modigliani and Chagall. He lived and worked in the L...Show More
6) Johannes Itten (1888 – 1967), Composition in Blue, 1918
Find out more about Johannes Itten, who was born in Emmental and was a Bauhaus teacher and “master.” This abstract painting demonstrates Itten’s theory of color and design in practice, which proved gr...Show More
7) Piet Mondrian (1872 – 1944), Painting No. II with Grey and Black, 1925
Despite its asymmetry, Piet Mondrian's painting emanates harmony and serenity. Find out more about why the Dutch artist decided to compose only with rectangles and black lines in his paintings. From t...Show More
8) Max Ernst (1891 – 1976), Forest and Sun (Nocturnal Landscape), 1928
Max Ernst has the sun set in a mysterious, nocturnal forest landscape. Find out in what way this artwork is relevant to the artist's childhood. From the podcast series featuring highlights of the Kuns...Show More
9) Hans Arp (1886 – 1966), Duo Painting based on a collaborative drawing with Sophie Taeuber
Hans Arp and his wife Sophie Taeuber-Arp produced a number of artworks together. Find out in the video how the richly contrasting pictures mirror the relationship between the two artists. From the pod...Show More
10) Adolf Wölfli (1864 – 1930), General=View of the Island Neveranger, 1911
Adolf Wölfli, who spent many years of his life in the Waldau psychiatric clinic near Bern, created a universe of his own in drawings and writings. The wealth of lines, patterns, musical notation and s...Show More