Ferdinand Hodler’s evocative figure paintings, mountain landscapes and portraits are Modernist icons. The Swiss artist (1853–1918), an influential force in symbolism, drew great international acclaim even in his own lifetime. The exhibition at the Berlinische Galerie is the first to presents the artist as a fixture of Modernist Berlin.
Dr. Janina Nentwig will guide us through a selection of his most important symbolist figure paintings, portraits, and unmistakable mountain landscapes, which made Hodler’s name in the capital of the German Empire and were already celebrated by the Berlin public of his own day.
Ferdinand Hodler, Holy Hour, 1911; Foundation for Art, Culture and History, Winterthur; SKKG, 2020 // SIK-ISEA, Zurich (Philipp Hitz)
Ferdinand Hodler, Holy Hour, 1911; Foundation for Art, Culture and History, Winterthur; SKKG, 2020 // SIK-ISEA, Zurich (Philipp Hitz)
The Jewish Museum Berlin contributed Lovis Corthin’s portrait of Charlotte Berend to the exhibition as a temporary loan.
