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Art Museum Basel Collection

The Art Museum Basel is a treasure trove of artistic masterpieces spanning centuries

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Aristotle and Phyllis, 1513. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)

Aristotle and Phyllis, 1513. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)
Aristotle and Phyllis, 1513. Found in the Collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Small Picture of Fir Trees, 1922. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Small Picture of Fir Trees, 1922. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Small Picture of Fir Trees, 1922. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: View of the Lake of Thun from Breitlauenen, 1906. Creator: Hodler, Ferdinand (1853-1918)

View of the Lake of Thun from Breitlauenen, 1906. Creator: Hodler, Ferdinand (1853-1918)
View of the Lake of Thun from Breitlauenen, 1906. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Portrait of Adelberg III of Bärenfels, 1526. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)

Portrait of Adelberg III of Bärenfels, 1526. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)
Portrait of Adelberg III of Barenfels, 1526. Found in the Collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Death and the Maiden, 1517. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)

Death and the Maiden, 1517. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)
Death and the Maiden, 1517. Found in the Collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Christ Crucified with the Thieves, Saints and a Female Donor, 1512

Christ Crucified with the Thieves, Saints and a Female Donor, 1512. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)
Christ Crucified with the Thieves, Saints and a Female Donor, 1512. Found in the Collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Composition No. I, with Red and Black, 1929. Creator: Mondrian, Piet (1872-1944)

Composition No. I, with Red and Black, 1929. Creator: Mondrian, Piet (1872-1944)
Composition No. I, with Red and Black, 1929. Found in the collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Composition: Light Colour Planes with Grey Lines (Composition with Grid 7), 1919

Composition: Light Colour Planes with Grey Lines (Composition with Grid 7), 1919. Creator: Mondrian, Piet (1872-1944)
Composition: Light Colour Planes with Grey Lines (Composition with Grid 7), 1919. Found in the collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Composition No. 3 with orange-red, yellow, black and grey, 1921. Creator: Mondrian, Piet (1872-1944)

Composition No. 3 with orange-red, yellow, black and grey, 1921. Creator: Mondrian, Piet (1872-1944)
Composition No. 3 with orange-red, yellow, black and grey, 1921. Found in the collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Prometheus, 1771. Creator: Füssli (Fuseli), Johann Heinrich (1741-1825)

Prometheus, 1771. Creator: Füssli (Fuseli), Johann Heinrich (1741-1825)
Prometheus, 1771. Found in the collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Portrait of Käte Perls, 1913. Creator: Munch, Edvard (1863-1944)

Portrait of Käte Perls, 1913. Creator: Munch, Edvard (1863-1944)
Portrait of Kate Perls, 1913. Found in the collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Scene from the play 'Ghosts' by Henrik Ibsen, 1906. Creator: Munch, Edvard (1863-1944)

Scene from the play "Ghosts" by Henrik Ibsen, 1906. Creator: Munch, Edvard (1863-1944)
Scene from the play "Ghosts" by Henrik Ibsen, 1906. Found in the collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Road in Aasgaardstrand, 1901. Creator: Munch, Edvard (1863-1944)

Road in Aasgaardstrand, 1901. Creator: Munch, Edvard (1863-1944)
Road in Aasgaardstrand, 1901. Found in the collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Adam and Eve, 1517. Creator: Holbein, Hans, the Younger (1497-1543)

Adam and Eve, 1517. Creator: Holbein, Hans, the Younger (1497-1543)
Adam and Eve, 1517. Found in the collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Riches and the Death of the Miser, Still Life, ca. 1600. Creator: Francken, Hieronymus II

Riches and the Death of the Miser, Still Life, ca. 1600. Creator: Francken, Hieronymus II
Riches and the Death of the Miser, Still Life, ca. 1600. Found in the collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: The Wild Army, ca 1513-1515. Creator: Graf, Urs (c. 1485-1527/28)

The Wild Army, ca 1513-1515. Creator: Graf, Urs (c. 1485-1527/28)
The Wild Army, ca 1513-1515. Found in the collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Massif de chrysanthèmes (Bed of Chrysanthemums), 1897. Creator: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)

Massif de chrysanthèmes (Bed of Chrysanthemums), 1897. Creator: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
Massif de chrysanthemes (Bed of Chrysanthemums), 1897. Found in the collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: La passerelle sur le bassin aux nymphéas (The Footbridge over the Water-Lily Pond), 1919

La passerelle sur le bassin aux nymphéas (The Footbridge over the Water-Lily Pond), 1919
La passerelle sur le bassin aux nympheas (The Footbridge over the Water-Lily Pond), 1919. Found in the collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Le Boulevard de Pontoise à Argenteuil, neige (The Snow-Covered Boulevard de Pontoise in... 1875)

Le Boulevard de Pontoise à Argenteuil, neige (The Snow-Covered Boulevard de Pontoise in... 1875)
Le Boulevard de Pontoise a Argenteuil, neige (The Snow-Covered Boulevard de Pontoise in Argenteuil), 1875. Found in the collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: The Pond (Honfleur), 1909. Creator: Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925)

The Pond (Honfleur), 1909. Creator: Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925)
The Pond (Honfleur), 1909. Found in the Collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: The Old Concierge, 1893. Creator: Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925)

The Old Concierge, 1893. Creator: Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925)
The Old Concierge, 1893. Found in the Collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Three Women and One Little Girl Playing in the Water, 1907

Three Women and One Little Girl Playing in the Water, 1907. Found in the Collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Nude with Blue Sash, 1922. Creator: Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925)

Nude with Blue Sash, 1922. Creator: Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925)
Nude with Blue Sash, 1922. Found in the Collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Hommage aBleriot, 1914. Creator: Delaunay, Robert (1885-1941)

Hommage aBleriot, 1914. Creator: Delaunay, Robert (1885-1941)
Hommage a Bleriot, 1914. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Portrait of Friedrich Ebert (1871-1925), President of the German Reich, 1924

Portrait of Friedrich Ebert (1871-1925), President of the German Reich, 1924. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Self-Portrait, ca 1502. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)

Self-Portrait, ca 1502. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)
Self-Portrait, ca 1502. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Castle Garden, 1919. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Castle Garden, 1919. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Castle Garden, 1919. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Rich Harbour (Picture of a Journey), 1938. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Rich Harbour (Picture of a Journey), 1938. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Rich Harbour (Picture of a Journey), 1938. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Garden Gate K, 1932. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Garden Gate K, 1932. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Garden Gate K, 1932. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Landscape with Poplars, 1929. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Landscape with Poplars, 1929. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Landscape with Poplars, 1929. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Nordic Fairy Tale, 1930. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Nordic Fairy Tale, 1930. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Nordic Fairy Tale, 1930. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Suburban Idyll, 1926. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Suburban Idyll, 1926. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Suburban Idyll, 1926. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Terraced Garden, 1920. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Terraced Garden, 1920. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Terraced Garden, 1920. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: On a Motif from Hammamet, 1914. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

On a Motif from Hammamet, 1914. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
On a Motif from Hammamet, 1914. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Ad marginem, 1930-1936. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Ad marginem, 1930-1936. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Ad marginem, 1930-1936. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Under a Black Star, 1918. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Under a Black Star, 1918. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Under a Black Star, 1918. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Villa R. House at the roadside, 1919. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Villa R. House at the roadside, 1919. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Villa R. House at the roadside, 1919. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Black, Still in Place, 1940. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Black, Still in Place, 1940. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Black, Still in Place, 1940. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: With an umbrella, 1939. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

With an umbrella, 1939. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
With an umbrella, 1939. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: With the two lost ones, 1938. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

With the two lost ones, 1938. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
With the two lost ones, 1938. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: A small room in Venice, 1933. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

A small room in Venice, 1933. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
A small room in Venice, 1933. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Aufblühend, 1934. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Aufblühend, 1934. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Aufbluhend, 1934. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Ascent of a Little Town, 1930. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Ascent of a Little Town, 1930. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Ascent of a Little Town, 1930. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Colour Table 'Qu 1', 1930. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Colour Table "Qu 1", 1930. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Colour Table " Qu 1", 1930. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Im Lande Edelstein, 1929. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Im Lande Edelstein, 1929. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Im Lande Edelstein, 1929. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Old Town (Overview), 1928. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Old Town (Overview), 1928. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Old Town (Overview), 1928. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: Battle scene from the comic fantastic Opera 'The Seafarer', 1923

Battle scene from the comic fantastic Opera "The Seafarer", 1923
Battle scene from the comic fantastic Opera " The Seafarer", 1923. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageArt Museum Basel Collection: First house of a settlement, 1926. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

First house of a settlement, 1926. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
First house of a settlement, 1926. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel




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The Art Museum Basel is a treasure trove of artistic masterpieces spanning centuries. One such captivating piece is "Aristotle and Phyllis" by Hans Baldung Grien, created in 1513. This intriguing artwork depicts the legendary tale of Aristotle being seduced by Phyllis, showcasing Grien's exceptional talent for storytelling. Moving forward to the 20th century, Paul Klee's "Small Picture of Fir Trees" from 1922 captures the essence of nature with its vibrant colors and intricate details. The artist's unique style shines through as he brings life to these majestic trees on canvas. Ferdinand Hodler's "View of the Lake Thun from Breitlauenen" transports viewers to a serene landscape in 1906. With his precise brushstrokes and mastery over light and shadow, Hodler creates a mesmerizing scene that evokes tranquility and awe. "The Pond (Honfleur)" by Felix Edouard Vallotton showcases his ability to capture everyday scenes with an extraordinary touch. Painted in 1909, this artwork portrays a peaceful pond surrounded by lush greenery, inviting viewers into Vallotton's world where simplicity meets beauty. In contrast, Vallotton's "The Old Concierge" from 1893 delves into human emotions through portraiture. With remarkable attention to detail, he immortalizes the face of an elderly concierge filled with wisdom and experience. Another masterpiece by Vallotton is "Nude with Blue Sash, " painted in 1922. This sensuous portrayal combines delicate brushwork with bold color choices, showcasing Vallotton's exploration of human form and expression. Robert Delaunay pays homage to aviation pioneer Louis Blériot in his work titled "Hommage à Bleriot. " Created in 1914 during World War I, this abstract composition reflects Delaunay's fascination with movement and technology while honoring a significant figure in history.