The Key to Dreams. Surrealist Masterpieces from the Hersaint Collection
In a worldwide first, the Fondation Beyeler will present Surrealist masterworks from the Collection Hersaint. The exhibition will feature around 50 key works by artists such as Salvador Dal铆, Max Ernst, Ren茅 Magritte, Joan Mir贸, Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, Dorothea Tanning and many more. The works reflect major themes of Surrealism such as dreams, the unconscious, metamorphoses or the forest as a site of mystery. The collection was established by the banker Claude Hersaint, who purchased his first painting by Max Ernst at the age of only 17. His lifelong passion for led him to assemble one of the most significant collections of Surrealist art. Paintings from the Hersaint Collection will be displayed in dialogue with works from the Fondation Beyeler.
The exhibition is made possible by the support of Claude Hersaint鈥檚 daughter Evang茅line Hersaint and her wife Laetitia Hersaint-Lair.
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In a worldwide first, the Fondation Beyeler will present Surrealist masterworks from the Collection Hersaint. The exhibition will feature around 50 key works by artists such as Salvador Dal铆, Max Ernst, Ren茅 Magritte, Joan Mir贸, Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, Dorothea Tanning and many more. The works reflect major themes of Surrealism such as dreams, the unconscious, metamorphoses or the forest as a site of mystery. The collection was established by the banker Claude Hersaint, who purchased his first painting by Max Ernst at the age of only 17. His lifelong passion for led him to assemble one of the most significant collections of Surrealist art. Paintings from the Hersaint Collection will be displayed in dialogue with works from the Fondation Beyeler.
The exhibition is made possible by the support of Claude Hersaint鈥檚 daughter Evang茅line Hersaint and her wife Laetitia Hersaint-Lair.
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