Basel is located on the border triangle of Switzerland-Germany-France and, for this reason, has developed into a true trinational agglomeration-a melting pot of three nationalities. Around 180,000 people now live in the Basel urban area alone. Above all, this Swiss city is known to us for its top -class cultural offer.
In addition to a globally unique density of museums with numerous renowned collections and special exhibitions, it is above all “Art Basel” as one of the world’s most important art fairs that confirms Basel’s reputation as a respected art metropolis .
In addition, the city on the Rhine captivates its visitors with a wealth of masterpieces of modern architecture. In them you can still feel the multifaceted history of this metropolis. In particular, the well-preserved old town with numerous historical houses and buildings from the 15th century not only fascinate the city's visitor to architecture or history. Basel make these circumstances a popular destination for short trips and city trips.
As a small delicacy, there are countless excursions in and around Basel to explore the border triangle. The mild Mediterranean climate on the southern Rhine does the rest to make your stay a great experience.
That would actually be enough reasons to fix Basel city trip This spring, the Fondation Beyeler for all art lovers on the occasion of its 20th anniversary: a special exhibition in honor of one of the largest impressionists as well as the most important and most popular artists - Claude Monet .
Claude Monet - pioneer of modern painting
The French painter is considered a great pioneer who opened the door to modern painting far has opened our eyes to everyone for a new way of looking at the world.
We owe many postcard motifs to this painter, because many of his pictures are simply incredibly beautiful - a festival of light and colors.
It took a long time for Monet's life to achieve a steadiness in which the creation of such beautiful pictures would have appeared adequately, in youth his life was so determined by lack and worries that he could have painted at most to compensate.
The paper only turned when the painter returned from military service after a typhoid disease and entered Charles Gleyre's studio. There he learned and painted together with Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Frédéric Bazille and Alfred Sisley until the studio closed in July 1864.
All the time, Monet was dependent on the money of his family, which seemed to change when he was able to exhibit a flower still life in the urban artificial position in Rouen in 1864 and received several portrait orders from a benevolent shipowner. Nevertheless, the financial problems continued.
It was only from 1870 that the situation of the painter continued to develop for the good, when Monet moved to London before convocating to participate in the Franco-German war and met the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, who acquired several paintings by Monet .
Monet's father died at the same time, with the inheritance he rented a house with a garden in Argenteuil and set up a boat as a studio, and for the first time Monet was able to enjoy a life in bourgeois prosperity.
This was followed by an incredibly productive time that provided us with the many shining pictures we know and appreciate today.
The special exhibition “Claude Monet” of the Fondation Beyeler
The special exhibitionClaude Monet , which the Fondation Beyeler from January 22 to May 28 , is considered the undisputed exhibition highlight in the Basel museums in 2017.
This exhibition at Switzerland's most visited art museum, marking his 20th anniversary, showcases and illuminates the artistic development of the French painter from the Impressionist to his famous late work.
So if you have a free weekend to plan and a certain interest in art, then a city trip to the heart of Europe could reward you with a wonderful cultural journey full of light, brilliance, and joyful colors.
Owner and Managing Director of Kunstplaza. Journalist, editor, and passionate blogger in the field of art, design, and creativity since 2011. Successful completion of a degree in web design as part of a university study (2008). Further development of creativity techniques through courses in free drawing, expressive painting, and theatre/acting. Profound knowledge of the art market through years of journalistic research and numerous collaborations with actors/institutions from art and culture.
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