Art gems
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Claude Monet, Poppies near Vétheuil, (c.1879) One of the items stolen from the collection in February 2008 and later found. Oil on canvas, Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection -
Vincent van Gogh, Blossoming Chestnut Branches (1890) This was the second returned stolen work. Oil on canvas, Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection -
Paul Cézanne, The Boy in the Red Vest (1888/90) This work is still missing from the collection. Oil on canvas, Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection -
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Little Irene (1880) This piece by Renoir is an exhibition highlight. Oil on canvas, Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection -
Vincent van Gogh, The Sower (1888) Another work by van Gogh in the exhibition. Oil on canvas, Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection -
Paul Gauguin, L'Offrande (1902) Oil on canvas, Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection -
Pablo Picasso, The Italian lady, (1917) Oil on canvas, Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection © 2009 ProLitteris, Zurich -
Emil Bührle with his collection (1954) Dmitri Kessel, ©Getty Images
The private art collection of industrialist Emil Bührle is said to be one of the best in the world.
This content was published on February 10, 2010
It contains works by masters such as van Gogh, Monet and Picasso and is now on show at the Zurich Kunsthaus.
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