This seasonal display highlights selected landscape paintings from the Riehen municipal art collection. Featuring mid-20th-century works by artists such as Paul Basilius Barth and Faustina Iselin, the curated selection focuses on water, light, and nature. Visitors can experience a peaceful visual journey to Mediterranean coastlines through a rich palette of blue and azure tones.
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This summer exhibition at Kunst Raum Riehen presents a selection of paintings from the municipal art collection that capture the essence of summer and Mediterranean landscapes. Featuring works by various artists produced from the post-war era through the Cold War, the display offers a cool, evocative journey to seas, lakes, and rivers.
The exhibition 'Summer Breeze' (Brise d’été) is conceived as a short interlude in the Kunst Raum Riehen programme. The show highlights paintings from the Riehen art collection—established in 1934 and now containing over 1,000 works—focusing on motifs that capture the freshness and warmth of summer. By turning their gaze toward Mediterranean regions, the artists featured in this selection moved away from the austerity of the post-war and Cold War eras to explore the expansive, quiet beauty of nature. Works range from Paul Basilius Barth's 1949 piece 'Breton Strand' to Faustina Iselin's 1967 painting 'Maledetta Toscana'. The curation emphasizes themes of water and light, with dominant palettes of blue, turquoise, and azure that evoke the serenity of summer vacations. Some works, such as Walter Schüpfer's 1956 'Rocky Bay', display a shift from figuration toward abstraction, where cliffs and sea merge into harmonious, curved forms that vibrate with intense color.
Admission to the exhibition is free of charge. During the exhibition period, ice cream is available for purchase from Gelateria di Berna on the venue's veranda, where seating is provided for visitors to enjoy the summer atmosphere. The gallery will be closed on July 19 and August 1, 2025, but is otherwise open during regular hours.
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