May 2006: FEAST OF COLOUR - Kunsthaus, Zurich

Kunsthaus Zürich has presented the Merzbacher-Mayer Collection, one of the most important private collections of Classical Modernism worldwide.
Comprising almost 200 paintings and sculptures: The collection includes key worksby leading exponents of the main trends in Classical Modernism: Vincent van Gogh,Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Wassily Kandinsky, Alexejvon Jawlensky and many more.
Since this collection was born of a preference for strong tones and hues, at the Kunsthaus a veritable feast of colours greeted us.

It was really a unique opportunity to partake of this magical ‘Feast of Colour' and to explore a fascinating aspect of art history at the same time as immersing themselves in an extraordinary private collection that reflects the very personal preferences of the collectors. As Werner Merzbacher has said, when he and his wife were selecting works they were always guided by their love and enthusiasm for intense colours, for, ‘the best collections come from within.’

Amedeo Modigliani
Jeanne Hébuterne assise, 1918
Oil on Canvas, 92 x 60.3 cm