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Kunstmuseum Basel

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Cubist still life with fragmented fruit bowl, pipe and newspaper in angular planes of green, brown, black and white.

Fruit Bowl, Pipe and Journal

Juan Gris, 1917

Dark landscape painting of a waterfall over rocks, with sunlit mountain peaks glowing under a stormy orange-streaked sky.

Mountain Landscape with Waterfall

Arnold Böcklin, 1849

Candlelit scene of a smiling nude woman in a turban on a bed, while an older woman leans in with a candle.

Flea Hunting in the Candlelight

Gerard van Honthorst, 1650

Circular painting of a tavern scene with men and women seated at a table, a feathered hat, a dog and a sword.

Der verlorene Sohn beim Spiel im Freudenhaus

Jan de Beer, 1520

Painting of a nude nymph seen from behind, with a laurel wreath and horn of plenty, in a misty meadow.

Nymphe with Horn of Plenty

Arnold Böcklin, 1866

Dark night scene of a rider on a white horse fleeing airborne nude witches under a moon.

Tam O'Shanter poursuivi par les sorcières

Eugène Delacroix, 1849

Portrait of Johann Froben

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1650

Painting of the beheading of John the Baptist, with a woman holding a platter, an executioner, and a sunburst sky above.

Beheading of John the Baptist

Niklaus Manuel, 1517

Painting of a mountain lake framed by pines and cliffs, with snowy peaks glowing in morning light under blue sky.

By the Lake of Uri

Alexandre Calame, 1849

Comedian (Invention 4)

Paul Klee, 1904

Painting of an elderly woman in a dark headscarf and white collar, set against a warm brown background.

Old Woman

Adriaen Brouwer, 1630

Full-length portrait of an elderly woman in white headdress and dark dress, with a small dog and coat of arms.

Portrait of Elsbeth Lochmann, wife of Jacob Schwytzer

Tobias Stimmer, 1564

Communion with the Infinite

Ferdinand Hodler, 1892

Snowy winter landscape with bare trees, a frosted hillside, walking figures on a road and a distant village under pale sky.

Pissarro - Effet de neige à l'Hermitage, 1875

Camille Pissarro, 1875

Painting of a golden wheat field with tall trees, cumulus clouds, and a woman carrying a bundle on her head along a path.

The harvest

Robert Zünd, 1860

Painting of three nude women and a young girl bathing in dark water under a pale yellow sky.

Three Women and One Little Girl Playing in the Water

Félix Vallotton, 1907

Painting of the Judgement of Paris: three women before a seated young man beneath a tree, with Cupid aiming a bow above.

Judgement of Paris by Niklaus Manuel

Niklaus Manuel, 1520

Painting of two nude children in a flowery meadow before a marble fountain, with a nude woman, a rider and an old man behind.

Vita somnium breve

Arnold Böcklin, 1888

Loose impressionist painting of an arched footbridge over a garden pond surrounded by green and gold foliage.

La passerelle sur le bassin aux nymphéas German: Steg über das Seerosenbecken

Claude Monet, 1919

Abstract geometric painting of a blue arc, black wedge, white stripes and red and dark rectangular blocks.

Composition

Paradise Chronicle

Painting of a woman with buckets beside a haystack under apple trees, with a farmhouse and fence in the background.

Apple Trees in Eragny, Sunny Morning

Camille Pissarro, 1903

Painted portrait of a young boy with reddish hair in a tan striped coat, framed by a carved architectural niche with cherubs.

Portrait of a young boy with blond hair

Ambrosius Holbein, 1516

Painting of brown-robed friars on a sunlit path beside riders on horseback, children in the grass and harvesters in a wheat f

Asceticism and the Joy of Living

Frank Buchser, 1865