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Hans Holbein the Younger, Portrait of Bonifacius Amerbach, 1519

Oil and tempera on spruce
29.9 × 28.3 cm
Acquired with the Amerbach-Kabinett

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Hans Holbein the Younger
Portrait of Bonifacius Amerbach, 1519

Paul Klee, Senecio (Soon to be Aged), 1922

Oil on chalk primer on gauze on cardboard, original yellow-framed frame.
40.3 x 37.4 cm
Purchase, 1931

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler
Paul Klee
Senecio (Soon to be Aged), 1922

Clyfford Still, 1957 - D No. 2, 1957

Oil on cotton
289 × 407.3 cm
Donated by the Swiss National Insurance Company on the occasion of its seventy- fth anniversary ( 1958 ), 1959

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin. P Bühler / © 2019, Pro Litteris, Zürich
Clyfford Still
1957 - D No. 2, 1957

Pablo Picasso, Seated Harlequin, 1923

Oil on canvas
130.2 × 97.1 cm
Permanent loan from the City of Basel, 1967

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler / © 2019, Pro Litteris, Zürich
Pablo Picasso
Seated Harlequin, 1923

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Henri Rousseau, Jungle with Setting Sun, ca. 1910

Oil on canvas
113.6 × 162.3 cm
Purchased 1948

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Henri Rousseau
Jungle with Setting Sun, ca. 1910

Piet Mondrian, Composition No.I, with Red and Black, 1929

Oil on canvas
52.3 × 52.2 cm
Donated by Marguerite Arp-Hagenbach, 1968

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Piet Mondrian
Composition No.I, with Red and Black, 1929

Vincent Van Gogh, Self-Portrait with a Japanese Print, 1887

Oil on canvas
43.2 × 33.9 cm
Permanent loan of the Dr. h.c. Emile Dreyfus Foundation, 1970

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Vincent Van Gogh
Self-Portrait with a Japanese Print, 1887

Julie Mehretu, TRANSpaintings (crutch), 2023

Ink and acrylic on monofilament polyester mesh, within an aluminium standing frame designed with Nairy Baghramian
182.88 x 152.4 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Schenkung von Privat
Julie Mehretu
TRANSpaintings (crutch), 2023

Edgar Degas, Injured Jockey, ca. 1896-1898

Oil on canvas
180.6 × 150.9 cm
Purchased with special funding from the City of Basel, 1963

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Edgar Degas
Injured Jockey, ca. 1896-1898

Hans Holbein the Younger, Erasmus of Rotterdam Writing, 1523

Oil and tempera on paper, mounted on fir wood
37.1 × 30.8 cm
Acquired with the Amerbach-Kabinett, 1662

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Hans Holbein the Younger
Erasmus of Rotterdam Writing, 1523

Ferdinand Hodler, Lake of Geneva, seen from Chexbres, 1905

Oil on canvas
82.1 × 104.2 cm
Birmann Fund, 1905

Ferdinand Hodler
Lake of Geneva, seen from Chexbres, 1905

Arnold Böcklin, Island of the Dead, 1880

Oil on canvas
110.9 × 156.4 cm
Permanent loan of the Gottfried Keller Foundation, 1920

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Arnold Böcklin
Island of the Dead, 1880

Paul Klee, Villa R, 1919

Oil on cardboard
26.5 × 22.4 cm
Purchased with a special grant from the City of Basel, 1939

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Paul Klee
Villa R, 1919

Paul Gauguin, Ta matete ( The Market ), 1892

Oil on burlap
73.2 × 91.5 cm
Donated by Dr. h.c. Robert von Hirsch, 1941

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Paul Gauguin
Ta matete ( The Market ), 1892

El Lissitzky, Proun 1 D, ca. 1919

Oil on canvas on plywood
71.6 × 96.1 cm
Donation from the Oskar and Annie Müller-Widmann Collection, 1965

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
El Lissitzky
Proun 1 D, ca. 1919

Andrea Fraser, Little Frank and his Carp, 2001

Video, Farbe, Ton; 6 Min.; Ed. 19/25

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf, © 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich, Foto: Gina Folly
Andrea Fraser
Little Frank and his Carp, 2001

Claude Monet, The Rock Needle and the Porte d’Aval, 1884

Oil on canvas
60.2 × 81.5 cm
Permanent loan of the Dr. h.c. Emile Dreyfus Foundation, 1970

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Claude Monet
The Rock Needle and the Porte d’Aval, 1884

Leiko Ikemura, Hockende (Sich auf die Augen stützend), 1997

Terrakotta, glasiert
45 x 72 x 47 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf, © 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich
Leiko Ikemura
Hockende (Sich auf die Augen stützend), 1997

Helen Frankenthaler, Riverhead, 1963

Acryl auf Leinwand
214.3 x 368.8 x 4.5 cm; Gewicht: 45 kg

Kunstmuseum Basel, Geschenk der Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc., Foto: Max Ehrengruber
Helen Frankenthaler
Riverhead, 1963

Alexander Calder, Big Spider, 1959

Iron, painted black
296 × 395.6 × 339 cm
Donated by Dr. h.c. Maja Sacher-Stehlin on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Basel University, 1960

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler / © 2019, Pro Litteris, Zürich
Alexander Calder
Big Spider, 1959

Bridget Riley, Zing I, 1971

Acryl auf Leinwand
89 x 101.5 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Depositum Samuel Werenfels, © bei der Künstlerin / the artist
Bridget Riley
Zing I, 1971

Pablo Picasso, Esquisse pour "Les Demoiselles d’Avignon", 1907

Black chalk and pastel over pencil on paper
47.7 × 63.5 cm
Kupferstichkabinett, donated by the artist to the City of Basel; permanent loan of the City of Basel, 1967

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler / © 2019, Pro Litteris, Zürich
Pablo Picasso
Esquisse pour "Les Demoiselles d’Avignon", 1907

Hans Baldung Grien, Death and the Woman, ca. 1520

Oil and tempera on lime wood
29.8 × 17.1 cm
Museum Faesch, 1823

Kunstmuseum Basel, Museum Faesch
Hans Baldung Grien
Death and the Woman, ca. 1520

Hedda Sterne, Manhattan #1, 1958

Öl und Sprayfarbe auf Leinwand
Blatt: 106.7 x 182.9 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf mit Mitteln der Karl und Margrith Schaub-Tschudin-Stiftung, © The Hedda Sterne Foundation, Foto: Max Ehrengruber
Hedda Sterne
Manhattan #1, 1958

Max Beckmann, The Nizza in Frankfurt on the Main, 1921

Oil on canvas
100.1 × 65.3 cm
Purchased with a special grant from the City of Basel, 1939, inv. 1737

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Max Beckmann
The Nizza in Frankfurt on the Main, 1921

Claude Monet, The Footbridge over the Water-Lily Pond, 1919

Oil on canvas
65.6 x 106.4 cm
Acquired with a special loan from the Basel government and a contribution from the Max Geldner Foundation, 1986

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler
Claude Monet
The Footbridge over the Water-Lily Pond, 1919

Joseph Beuys, Hearth II, 1978–1979

Installation with elements made from copper, iron, felt, wood, and white chalk
height of vertical rods : 92 cm
Acquired with funding from the Max Geldner Foundation, the purchase loan, and the Gallery Fund, 1977/Donated by the artist with the participation of others including the Alti Richtig Carnival society, 1979

Kunstmuseum Basel, Foto: Martin P. Bühler / © 2024, Pro Litteris, Zürich
Joseph Beuys
Hearth II, 1978–1979

Konrad Witz, Meeting of Joachim and Anne at the Golden Gate, ca. 1437– 40

Oil and tempera on spruce lined with canvas
158 × 121 cm
Donated by Prof. Louise-Elisabeth Bachofen-Burckhardt, 1894

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Konrad Witz
Meeting of Joachim and Anne at the Golden Gate, ca. 1437– 40

Andy Warhol, Ginger Rogers, 1962

Bleistift auf festem Zeichenpapier
Blatt 60.3 × 45.7 cm
Karl August Burckhardt-Koechlin-Fonds 1972

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Andy Warhol
Ginger Rogers, 1962

Kara Walker, National Archives Microfilm M999 Roll 34: Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands: Lucy of Pulaski, 2009

Digitales Video, 12:08 Min., Ton; Musik: Alicia Hall und Jason Moran

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf, © bei der Künstlerin / the artist
Kara Walker
National Archives Microfilm M999 Roll 34: Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands: Lucy of Pulaski, 2009

Hans Holbein the Younger, Portrait of the Artist ’s Wife with the Two Oldest Children, ca. 1528/29

Oil and tempera on paper, cut out round the contours of the gures and mounted on lime wood
79.4 × 64.7 cm
Acquired with the Amerbach-Kabinett

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Hans Holbein the Younger
Portrait of the Artist ’s Wife with the Two Oldest Children, ca. 1528/29

Vivian Suter, Ohne Titel, o. J.

Acryl auf Leinwand
80 x 235 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf mit Mitteln des Birmann-Fonds
Vivian Suter
Ohne Titel, o. J.

Anne Truitt, Bloomsday, 1962

Acrylic on wood
Objekt: 175 x 152 x 46 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel
Anne Truitt
Bloomsday, 1962

Miriam Cahn, heute nacht geträumt (meine werkstatt in N.Y.), 2011

Öl auf Leinwand
190 x 270 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf mit Mitteln der Karl und Margrith Schaub-Tschudin-Stiftung, © bei der Künstlerin / the artist, Foto: Jonas Hänggi
Miriam Cahn
heute nacht geträumt (meine werkstatt in N.Y.), 2011

Konrad Witz, Saint Christopher, ca. 1435–1445

Oil and tempera on oak
101.5 × 81 cm
Donated by Friedrich August La Roche-Burckhardt, 1868

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Konrad Witz
Saint Christopher, ca. 1435–1445

Marc Chagall, Cattle Dealer, 1912

Oil on canvas
97.1 × 202.5 cm
Acquired with a donation from Dr. h.c. Richard Doetsch-Benziger, 1948

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler / © 2019, Pro Litteris, Zürich
Marc Chagall
Cattle Dealer, 1912

Egon Schiele, Woman Lying on Her Back, 1914

Pencil and gouache
31.8 × 48.2 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Egon Schiele
Woman Lying on Her Back, 1914

Andy Warhol, Optical Car Crash, 1962

Siebdruckfarbe auf Leinwand
208 x 208.5 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf, © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / 2024, ProLitteris, Zürich, Photo: artin P. Bühler
Andy Warhol
Optical Car Crash, 1962

Paul Cézanne, Five Bathers, 1885/1887

Oil on canvas
65.3 × 65.3 cm
Acquired with funding from the City of Basel, the Max Geldner Foundation, and private patrons, 1960

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Paul Cézanne
Five Bathers, 1885/1887

Pablo Picasso, The Two Brothers, 1906

Oil on canvas
141.4 x 97.1 cm
Deposit of the Einwohnergemeinde der Stadt Basel, 1967

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler, ©ProLitteris, Zurich
Pablo Picasso
The Two Brothers, 1906

Robert Delaunay, Homage to Blériot, 1914

Glue-bound distemper on canvas
250 × 251 cm
Purchased 1962

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Robert Delaunay
Homage to Blériot, 1914

Pipilotti Rist, (Entlastungen) Pipilottis Fehler, 1988

1-Kanal-Video, Farbe, Ton, 12 Min.

Pipilotti Rist
(Entlastungen) Pipilottis Fehler, 1988

Mark Rothko, No.16 (Red, White and Brown), 1957

Oil on canvas
252.5 × 207.3 cm
Donated by the Swiss National Insurance Company on the occasion of its seventy-fifth anniversary (1958)

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler / © 2019, Pro Litteris, Zürich
Mark Rothko
No.16 (Red, White and Brown), 1957

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, A Culmination, 2016

Oil on canvas
200.5 x 250 x 3.8 cm
Purchase

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Jonas Hänggi, © the artist
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
A Culmination, 2016

Robert Rauschenberg, Double Feature, 1959

Öl und Collage auf Leinwand
230 x 130 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Depositum der Peter und Irene Ludwig Stiftung, Aachen, © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich, Photo: Martin P. Bühler
Robert Rauschenberg
Double Feature, 1959

Theaster Gates, Do you hear me calling? Mama Mamama or What is Black Power?, 2018

2-Kanal-Video, Farbe, Ton, 42 Min. 40 Sek.; Ed. 2/5

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf, © beim Künstler / the artist
Theaster Gates
Do you hear me calling? Mama Mamama or What is Black Power?, 2018

Charlotte Posenenske, Vierkantrohre (D-Serie), 1967–2021

Verzinktes Stahlblech, 11-teilig

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf, © Nachlass der Künstlerin / estate of the artist, Foto: Max Ehrengruber
Charlotte Posenenske
Vierkantrohre (D-Serie), 1967–2021

Amedeo Modigliani, Marie ( Marie, Daughter of the People ), 1918

Oil on canvas
61.2 × 49.8 cm
Bequest of Dr. Walther Hanhart, Riehen, 1975

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Amedeo Modigliani
Marie ( Marie, Daughter of the People ), 1918

Sam Gilliam, Green April, 1969

Acrylfarbe auf Leinwand
248.9 x 688.5 x 9.85 cm; 98 x 271 x 3 7/8 in.

Kunstmuseum Basel, Geschenk der Stiftung für das Kunstmuseum Basel, © 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich, Foto: Martin P. Bühler
Sam Gilliam
Green April, 1969

Hans Baldung gen. Grien, Youthful Self-Portrait, ca. 1502

Pen and black ink, heightened with pink and white, on bluegreen prepared paper
22 × 16 cm
Amerbach-Kabinett, 1662

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Hans Baldung gen. Grien
Youthful Self-Portrait, ca. 1502

Gerhard Richter, Motorboat, 1965

Oil on canvas
170 × 170 cm
Donated by the Hanspeter Schulthess-Oeri Fund, 1977

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Gerhard Richter
Motorboat, 1965

Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Judgment of Paris, 1528

Oil and tempera on beech
84.7 × 57 cm
Donated by Martha and Robert von Hirsch, Basel, 1977

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Judgment of Paris, 1528

Rosemarie Trockel, CLUSTER VI: Door Ajar, 2021, 2021

14 Digitaldrucke, auf Forex aufgezogen, mit Metallrahmen
243.6 x 597.2 x 5 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Kupferstichkabinett, Ankauf mit Mitteln der Petzold-Müller-Stiftung, mit Mitteln des Schiesser’schen Fonds und staatlichen Mitteln, © Rosemarie Trockel / 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich
Rosemarie Trockel
CLUSTER VI: Door Ajar, 2021, 2021

Alighiero Boetti, Mappa, 1988

Stickerei auf gewebter Baumwolle auf Keilrahmen
120 x 214.6 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Geschenk von Katia und Hans Guth-Dreyfus, © 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich, Foto: Martin P. Bühler
Alighiero Boetti
Mappa, 1988

Edvard Munch, Road in Åsgårdstrand, 1901

Oil on canvas
88.3 × 113.8 cm
Donated by Sigrid Schwarz von Spreckelsen and Sigrid Katharina Schwarz, 1979

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Edvard Munch
Road in Åsgårdstrand, 1901

Hito Steyerl, Hell Yeah We Fuck Die, 2016

Installation bestehend aus a) Hell Yeah We Fuck Die, 2016, 3-Kanal-Video, 4 Min. 35 Sek., Farbe, Ton b) Robots Today, 2016, 1-Kanal-Video, 8 Min. 2 Sek., Farbe, Ton c) Metallstruktur d) Lichtkästen "HELLYEAH", "WE" und "FUCKDIE" aus Sperrholz, Beton, Plastik und LED Streifen; Ed. 4/7 + 2 AP

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf, © 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich, Photo: Marc Asekhame / Courtesy of Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
Hito Steyerl
Hell Yeah We Fuck Die, 2016

Michael Armitage, You, Who Are Still Alive, 2022

Öl auf Lubugo Rindentuch
150 x 200 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf mit Mitteln des Efren Fonds, Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft Basel, © beim Künstler / the artist, Foto: Max Ehrengruber
Michael Armitage
You, Who Are Still Alive, 2022

Jasper Johns, Flag Above White with Collage, 1955

Encaustic and collage (newspaper) on canvas
56.2 × 48.6 cm
Donated by the artist in memory of Christian Geelhaar, 1994, inv. G 1994.1

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler / © 2019, Pro Litteris, Zürich
Jasper Johns
Flag Above White with Collage, 1955

Edward Krasinski, Grand Spear, 1964

Bemaltes Holz, Draht, Metall
70 x 540 x 5 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf mit Mitteln der Petzold-Müller-Stiftung
Edward Krasinski
Grand Spear, 1964

Paul Cézanne, Study for “The Eternal Feminine”, ca. 1870/75

Pencil and black chalk on paper
17.8 × 23.7 cm
Acquired 1934

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Paul Cézanne
Study for “The Eternal Feminine”, ca. 1870/75

Paul Klee, Siebzehn irr, 1923

Feder und Aquarell auf Papier, aufgezogen auf Karton
22.3 × 28.6 cm
Legat Richard Doetsch-Benziger

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Paul Klee
Siebzehn irr, 1923

Félix Vallotton, The Pond (Honfleur), 1909

Oil on canvas
73.2 × 100.2 cm
Permanent loan of the Friends of the Kunstmuseum Basel and the Museum für Gegenwartskunst, 1995

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Félix Vallotton
The Pond (Honfleur), 1909

Paula Modersohn-Becker, Self-Portrait as a Half-Length Nude with Amber Necklace II, 1906

Oil on canvas
61.1 x 50 cm
Acquired with a special loan from the Basel government, 1939

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler
Paula Modersohn-Becker
Self-Portrait as a Half-Length Nude with Amber Necklace II, 1906

Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Equilibrium, 1934

Oil on canvas
99.8 x 73.3 cm
Donation Hans Arp, 1966

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Equilibrium, 1934

Jenny Holzer, Living: In a paradisiac climate, everything is clear..., 1981

Hand-painted enamel on metal sign: black on white; Ed. 4/5
53.3 x 58.4 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Geschenk der Künstlerin / Gift of the artist, © 2024 Jenny Holzer, ARS, New York / ProLitteris, Zurich
Jenny Holzer
Living: In a paradisiac climate, everything is clear..., 1981

Andrea Büttner, Beggar, 2016

Holzschnitt
Platte: 131 x 105 cm; Blatt: 154.7 x 125 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Kupferstichkabinett, Ankauf mit Mitteln der Vischer'schen Stiftung, © bei der Künstlerin / the artist & 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich
Andrea Büttner
Beggar, 2016

Egon Schiele, Portrait of Erich Lederer, 1912–1913

Oil and gouache on canvas
140 × 55.4 cm
Donated by Mrs. Erich Lederer-von Jacobs in memory of her deceased husband, 1986

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Egon Schiele
Portrait of Erich Lederer, 1912–1913

Gabriel Orozco, Working Table 1991–2006, 2006

Installation mit Tisch und diversen Gegenständen, verschiedene Materialien, 558 x 436 cm (Masse Tischplatte 2010)

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf mit Mitteln der Karl und Margrith Schaub-Tschudin-Stiftung, © beim Künstler / the artist
Gabriel Orozco
Working Table 1991–2006, 2006

Constantin Brancusi, Torso of a Young Woman, 1918

Marble on limestone base
33 × 20.4 × 19.4 cm; base: 21.2 × 21.2 × 17.2 cm
Acquired with funding from the Acquisitions Fund, a special grant from the Basel Great Council, and private gifts, 1980

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler / © 2019, Pro Litteris, Zürich
Constantin Brancusi
Torso of a Young Woman, 1918

Valie Export, Syntagma, 1983

16 mm Film, transferiert auf digitales Video; Farbe, Ton, 20 Min.; Ed. 6/10

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf
Valie Export
Syntagma, 1983

Martha Rosler, Frontier, from the Series: House Beautiful: The Colonies, ca. 1969-72

Inkjet on Epson Premium paper; Ed. 1/10 + 2 AP
64.5 x 56.3 cm
Purchase

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler, © the artist
Martha Rosler
Frontier, from the Series: House Beautiful: The Colonies, ca. 1969-72

Frank Stella, Ifafa II, 1964

Powdered metal and acrylic on canvas
197 × 331.5 × 7.5 cm
Purchased 1970

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Frank Stella
Ifafa II, 1964

Joseph Anton Koch, Macbeth and the Witches, 1829/1830

Oil on canvas
114 × 155.2 cm
Donated by Emilie Linder, 1849

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Joseph Anton Koch
Macbeth and the Witches, 1829/1830

Alberto Giacometti, Suspended Ball, 1930

Plaster, metal
61 x 35.6 x 37.3 cm
Deposit of the Alberto Giacometti Foundation

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler, ©ProLitteris, Zurich
Alberto Giacometti
Suspended Ball, 1930

Sari Dienes, Screen Bark, 1950s

Plaster collage on copper grid, tree bark and wire
54.6 x 40.7 cm
Gift of the estate of Sari Dienes to the Kunstmuseum Basel, received in connection with a perpetual permanent loan from the Michel Hüni Foundation

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler, © estate of the artist
Sari Dienes
Screen Bark, 1950s

Donald Judd, Untitled, 1962

Cadmium red oil on fir wood with synthetic resin painted iron pipe
121.5 × 83.5 × 55.5 cm
Purchased 1984

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler / © 2024, Pro Litteris, Zürich
Donald Judd
Untitled, 1962

Oskar Kokoschka, The Wind’ s Bride ( The Tempest ), 1913

Oil on canvas
180.4 × 220.2 cm
Acquired with a special grant from the City of Basel, 1939

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler / © 2019, Pro Litteris, Zürich
Oskar Kokoschka
The Wind’ s Bride ( The Tempest ), 1913

Hans Holbein the Younger, The Dead Christ in the Tomb, 1521–1522

Oil and tempera on lime wood
32.4 × 202.1 cm
Acquired with the Amerbach-Kabinett, 1662

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Hans Holbein the Younger
The Dead Christ in the Tomb, 1521–1522

Sebastian Stoskopff, Glutherd mit Artischocke, Grünspechte und Wasserzuber mit Karpfen,

Öl auf Leinwand
54.5 × 72.8 cm
Vermächtnis Noetzlin-Werthemann 1928

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Sebastian Stoskopff
Glutherd mit Artischocke, Grünspechte und Wasserzuber mit Karpfen,

Danh Vo, We The People (detail), 2011–2014

Kupfer
200 x 280 x 145 cm; Gewicht: 245 kg

Kunstmuseum Basel, Geschenk des Künstlers und der Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris, © beim Künstler / the artist, Foto: Martin P. Bühler
Danh Vo
We The People (detail), 2011–2014

Wolfgang Tillmans, still life, Tel Aviv, 1999

Tintenstrahldruck; AP 1/1, Ed. 1
137 x 204.6 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf, © beim Künstler / the artist
Wolfgang Tillmans
still life, Tel Aviv, 1999

Georges Braque, Pitcher and Violin, 1909/1910

Oil on canvas
116.8 × 73.2 cm
Donated by Dr. h.c. Raoul La Roche, 1952

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler / © 2019, Pro Litteris, Zürich
Georges Braque
Pitcher and Violin, 1909/1910

Max Ernst, The Great Forest, 1927

Oil on canvas
113.8 x 145.9 cm
Acquired with a contribution by Dr. Emanuel Hoffmann-Stehlin, 1932

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler, ©ProLitteris, Zurich
Max Ernst
The Great Forest, 1927

Louise Bourgeois, Nature Study, 1984/2006

Rotes Wachs über Glasfaser mit Aluminium auf Platte aus Edelstahl, Glas- und Holzvitrine
76.2 x 48.3 x 38.1 cm; Masse Vitrine 193 x 71 x 83.8 cm

Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf, © 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich, Foto: Max Ehrengruber
Louise Bourgeois
Nature Study, 1984/2006

Barnett Newman, Day Before One, 1951

Oil on cotton
334.7 × 127.3 cm
Donated by the Swiss National Insurance Company on the occasion of its seventy- fth anniversary ( 1958 ), 1959

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler / © 2019, Pro Litteris, Zürich
Barnett Newman
Day Before One, 1951

Paul Cézanne, Le Monte Sainte-Victoire vu des Lauves, 1904/1906

Oil on canvas
59.9 x 72.2 cm
Acquired with contributions from the Government of the Canton of Basel-Stadt, the Department of Education of Basel-Stadt, the company CIBA AG, the company J. R. Geigy AG, the company Sandoz AG and from the MeisterwerkFonds, 1955.

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler
Paul Cézanne
Le Monte Sainte-Victoire vu des Lauves, 1904/1906

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Stafelalp, Return of the Animals, 1919

Oil on canvas
120.5 x 168 cm
Donation Eberhard W. Kornfeld 2017

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Stafelalp, Return of the Animals, 1919

Georges Seurat, Woman with an Umbrella, ca. 1884–86

Conté crayon on Michallet paper
31.7 × 24.7 cm
Mit einem Sonderkredit des Basler Grossen Rates erworben 1978

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Georges Seurat
Woman with an Umbrella, ca. 1884–86

Franz Marc, Animal Destinies (The Trees Showed Their Rings, the Animals Their Veins), 1913

Oil on canvas
194.7 x 263.5 cm
Acquired with a special loan from the Basel government, 1939

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler
Franz Marc
Animal Destinies (The Trees Showed Their Rings, the Animals Their Veins), 1913

Bruce Nauman, The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths, 1967

Glass and neon tubing; ed.3/3+1AP
150 × 140 x 5 cm
Purchased 1978

© 2024, Pro Litteris, Zürich
Bruce Nauman
The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths, 1967

Vincent van Gogh, Marguerite Gachet au piano, 1890

Oil on canvas
102.5 x 50 cm
Purchase, 1934

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler
Vincent van Gogh
Marguerite Gachet au piano, 1890

William Kentridge, More Sweetly Play the Dance, 2015

8-channel video installation, AP 1 of an edition of 9 + 3 AP, 4 megaphones, HD video, colour, sound, 15 min; music: Joahnnes Serekeho; edited by Janus Fouché
Mass variable
Gift in honour of Josef Helfenstein

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler, © the artist
William Kentridge
More Sweetly Play the Dance, 2015

Hans Holbein the Younger, The Holy Family, ca. 1519

Pen and brush in black and grey wash, heightened in white, on reddish-brown prepared paper
42.7 × 30.8 cm
Amerbach-Kabinett

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Hans Holbein the Younger
The Holy Family, ca. 1519

Fernand Léger, The Woman in Blue, 1912

Oil on canvas
193.4 x 129.2 cm
Donation Dr. h.c. Raoul La Roche, 1952

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler, ©ProLitteris, Zurich
Fernand Léger
The Woman in Blue, 1912

Ferdinand Hodler, Communion with the Infinite, 1892

Oil on canvas
159 × 97.2 cm
Birmann Fund, 1910

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Ferdinand Hodler
Communion with the Infinite, 1892

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Femme dans und jardin (Femme à la mouette), 1868

Oil on canvas
105.5 x 73.4 cm
Acquired with a special loan from the Basel government and numerous private contributions, 1988

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Femme dans und jardin (Femme à la mouette), 1868

Oberrhein (Elsass) 15. Jh., Ornamental designs with birds perched on tendrils and banderoles, 1470/80

Pen (black)
21.6 x 26.3 cm
Kupferstichkabinett, Museum Faesch

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Oberrhein (Elsass) 15. Jh.
Ornamental designs with birds perched on tendrils and banderoles, 1470/80

Wassily Kandinsky, Improvisation 35, 1914

Oil on canvas
110.3 × 120.3 cm
Donated by Jean Arp, 1966

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Wassily Kandinsky
Improvisation 35, 1914

Henri Matisse, Composition (The Velvets), 1947

Gouache on paper, cut out and mounted on white-painted paper
61.8 × 239.5 cm
Kunstmuseum Basel, Acquired with funding from Richard Doetsch-Benziger, PhD (Hon.), Basel, and Marguerite Hagenbach, Basel, 1954 / © 2019, Pro Litteris, Zürich

Henri Matisse
Composition (The Velvets), 1947

Pablo Picasso, Man, Woman and Child, autumn 1906

Oil on canvas
115.7 × 88.9 cm
Gift of the artist to the municipality of Basel; permanent loan from the City of Basel, 1967

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler / © 2019, Pro Litteris, Zürich
Pablo Picasso
Man, Woman and Child, autumn 1906

Cy Twombly, Nini’s Painting, 1971

Oil, chalk, and pencil on canvas
260.5 × 299.7 cm
Purchased with funding from the Arnold Rüdlinger Fund of the Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft, Basel, with additional support from the acquisitions fund of the Kunstmuseum Basel, 1995

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Cy Twombly
Nini’s Painting, 1971

Jan Jansz.van de Velde iii, Still Life with Wineglass and Cut Lemon, 1649

Oil on oak
30.9 × 24.6 cm
Bequest of Max Geldner, Basel, 1958

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Jan Jansz.van de Velde iii
Still Life with Wineglass and Cut Lemon, 1649

Adriaen Brouwer, Peasant with Bicorne and Tankard, 1630-1639

Oil on oak wood
14.8 x 12.1 cm
Kunstmuseum Basel, Vermächtnis Max Geldner, Basel

Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler
Adriaen Brouwer
Peasant with Bicorne and Tankard, 1630-1639

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, David with the Head of Goliath before Saul, 1627

Oil on oak wood
27.4 x 39.7 cm
Legacy Max Geldner, Basel

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
David with the Head of Goliath before Saul, 1627

Caspar Wolf, Glacier Lauteraar, 1776

Oil on canvas
54.8 x 82.6 cm
Purchase, 1932

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler
Caspar Wolf
Glacier Lauteraar, 1776

Ferdinand Hodler, The Dents du Midi seen from Chesières, 1912

Oil on canvas
65.7 x 88.3 cm
Legacy Max Geldner, Basel, 1958

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler
Ferdinand Hodler
The Dents du Midi seen from Chesières, 1912

Piet Mondrian, Composition: Light Colour Planes with Grey Lines (Composition with Grid 7), 1919

Oil on canvas
49.1 x 49.2 cm
Donation Marguerite Arp-Hagenbach, 1968

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler
Piet Mondrian
Composition: Light Colour Planes with Grey Lines (Composition with Grid 7), 1919

Lynda Benglis, Foxtrot, 1974–1975

Aluminium wire, cotton gauze, plaster, sprayed-on tin and zinc.
132.1 x 53.3 x 38.1 cm
Purchase

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler, © 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich
Lynda Benglis
Foxtrot, 1974–1975

Thomas Ruff, Portrait, 1988

C-print, behind plexiglass, framed; Ed. 3/3 + 1 AP
206 x 160 cm
Purchase

Kunstmuseum Basel, Photo: Martin P. Bühler, ©2024, ProLitteris, Zurich
Thomas Ruff
Portrait, 1988

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