Masterpieces from the Kunsthaus Zurich (The National Art Center, Tokyo)

(Translated by Google Translate)

Is known for huge modern paintings collection, to exhibit a Zurich museum of works of Switzerland, exhibition at the National Art Center in Roppongi.

Compared to the work of such French Impressionists, less opportunity to make too much eye in Japan, and enjoyed to be able to see the work of the Swiss and German painter.

At the entrance, two Pieces of Segantini representative of Switzerland. Both, in the landscape of Switzerland wilderness, depicts a woman.

The title of the two pictures, Into a woman, vanity, such as, Segantini and are lined with words such as not lead at first glance,

Women in nature, not in the presence of only never beautifully pure.

In the work of symbolist specific Segantini, I've got the culture of Switzerland, specificity of in Europe, it seems to be represented in a faint.

Also representing Switzerland, portrait and landscape painting of Hodler. Portrait is, Hodler was affected, Klimt of smells. Work depicting a lake, shade of the pastel, beautiful to not say anything.

Expressionism, was introduced as, and landscape painting depicting the seafront of Beckman, portrait depicting the actresses in the waiting room.

And thick contour lines, shades of primary colors, but I knew I would have burned the eyes when viewed at a glance.

By the Nazis, decadent art and has been Beckman et al of the work.

However, it was not decadent, either was the art, and what was the politics?

Works of Kokoschka Australian born, remained in particularly deep impression.

In the work girls and cats, that, human and cats, as is made of like whipped cream, and are drawn to fluffy.

In addition, work Montana landscape, that is, of the mountains of the Alps, a small town of the landscape of the plateau, colors are vividly drawn.

Relatively, it is but Kokoschka that there is image dark color of the picture is large. Vividness of the colors of this work, but the more dazzling.

In the other, Mondrian composition of works depicting the war and unusual landscape painting of Chagall, such as Ernst city of distant view of, the works with attractions were many.