With its 500 works of classical modern art, the Batliner Collection is one of the largest and most important private collections in Europe. The collection came to the Albertina as a permanent loan in 2007. Some 100 works now displayed in a permanent exhibition trace the historical progression from Impressionism to Modernism. The artists range from the French
masters Claude Monet,
Edgar Degas and
Paul C茅zanne, to
Pablo Picasso, represented by late works, and the Abstract Expressionists
Mark Rothko and
Sam Francis. The Batliner Collection is augmented by works from the Forberg Collection in Switzerland, which was also transferred to the Albertina on permanent loan. More...