Impressionism and Expressionism in Basel

Day off in Basel to visit the Kunstmuseum and the Beyeler Foundation. “Sites of Impressionism” at the Kunstmuseum featured The combination and juxtaposition of inpressionst painting and photography. The “Expressive!” exhibition at the Beyeler Foundation comprised expressionist paintings, sculptures and specimens of graphic art.

The impressionist style of painting is characterized chiefly by concentration on the general impression produced by a scene or object and the use of unmixed primary colors and small strokes to simulate actual reflected light.

Expressionism: movement in fine arts that emphasized the expression of inner experience rather than solely realistic portrayal, seeking to depict not objective reality but the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in the artist

Special exhibitions put aside, Paul Klee’s “Reicher Hafen (ein Reisebild)” stays my personal favourite in Basel

Reicher Hafen, Tinguely’s fountain, Basel’s skyline