Swiss collector Gertrud dübi-Müller’s collection returns to Basel
Summary and headline written by AI from the source article. How we work
Gertrud Dübi-Müller, a Swiss heiress, began collecting art in 1907 or 1908, shortly after turning 18, and the Kunstmuseum Basel in Switzerland is now exhibiting around 80 pieces from her collection of approximately 190 works.
She initially purchased a portrait of Charles-Elzéard Trabuc, a nurse at a psychiatric hospital in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, painted by Vincent Van Gogh in 1889. Dübi-Müller’s collection includes works by artists such as Cézanne, Matisse, and Léger.
The exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Basel tells the story of this unusual woman and her eye for art. The exhibition seems to respond to a claim made in the film The Third Man that despite centuries of peace, Switzerland has not produced significant art, a claim the collection challenges by showcasing Swiss appreciation for and acquisition of art.
