In the artist's intimacy: Ferdinand Hodler's notebooks

Description

The Museum of Art and History of Geneva (MAH) holds more than a thousand works by Ferdinand Hodler, making it one of the most significant public collections of the artist's paintings and drawings. Remarkably, it also includes 241 notebooks and sketches in which the painter recorded daily flashes of inspiration as well as mundane domestic reminders throughout his life.
Modest by nature, these small booklets, similar in size to the old 'milk notebooks', are a true treasure for researchers and an inexhaustible source of information, allowing insight into the artist's work as well as his life and thoughts. Their meticulous study has thus helped shed light on Hodler's relationship with religion and spirituality.
This presentation aims to highlight the history and nature of this remarkable documentary material, whose interest far exceeds that of a simple archive.

Highlights

• Conference on Ferdinand Hodler's notebooks
• Presentation of over 241 notebooks and sketches
• Exploration of the artist's life and thoughts

General Information

The Museum of Art and History of Geneva offers a lecture on Ferdinand Hodler's notebooks, which contain notes and sketches essential for understanding his work. This presentation highlights the importance of these documents for researchers and their impact on the study of the artist's spirituality.

Location

rue du Cloître 4, 1204 Genf, Switzerland

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