The Key to Dreams. Surrealist Masterpieces from the Hersaint Collection

Fondation Beyeler
Ongoing Event
© max ernst, "the fireside angel" (the triumph of surrealism), collection hersaint
Sun., 16 February until Sun., 04 May

In a worldwide first, the Fondation Beyeler will present Surrealist masterpieces from the Hersaint Collection. The exhibition will feature around 50 key works by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Joan Miró, 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 age 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.

Website
fondationbeyeler.ch/en/exhibitions/the-key-to-dreams

Where
Fondation Beyeler
Baselstrasse 101
4125 Riehen

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