Zurich Art Gallery or Kunsthaus Zürich is a celebrated art gallery with an important archive consisting of pictures, paintings and sculptures from the ancient times till the present day. The location of Zurich Art Gallery in the heart of the city at Heimplatz in Postfach , makes it easily accessible from all parts of the city. The collection of this gallery includes paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, video collections and photography.
About Zurich Art Gallery
The entrance is adorned by a large piece of bronze sculpture, the "Porte de l'Enfer" or "Gate of Hell" on the right side. This sculpture was created by Auguste Rodin. This gallery is supervised by the Zurich Society of Arts . The charity fund of this organization is used for the benefit of the society of artists, constituted in 1787. The buildings were expanded in 1925. This museum exhibits paintings by famous Swiss painters of the 19th and 20th
century like F. Buchser, R., J. H. Füssli, Koller, C. Amiet, A Böcklin, F. Hodler and also paintings of foreign artists like E. Munch, M. Beckmann and O. Kokoschka.
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The department of contemporary sculpture dates back to the period of Rodin. The extraordinary works of Moore, Barloch, Picasso, Maillot, Caler, Rodin, Segal and Tinguely consists of the unique collection in this museum. The graphic collection comprises about 80,000 drawings and prints by J. H. Füssli, F. Hodler, S. Gessner, F. Hegi, A. Dürer, L. Corinth, Raffael and Rembrandt.
Zurich Art Gallery is the city’s most important gallery, boasting a marvelous collection of paintings and sculptures by the Swiss and international artists belonging to both the medieval and contemporary times. The best specimens in this gallery are two of Monet’s Water Lilies paintings and the entire collection of Edvard Munch’s works. Paintings by Hodler and Füssli and brilliant works by the expressionists like Bechmann, Kokoschka and Corinth are the prime attractions of Zurich Art Gallery. This museum also houses a vast collection of different styles of photography ranging from still, silhouette to very candid ones. Zurich Art Gallery is open to general public from 10.00 am to 9.00 pm on weekdays. On Friday to Sunday, the gallery is open from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm. Zurich Art Gallery is frequented by art lovers from all over the world.
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