Past Exhibition

Swiss Drawings

The image depicts two full figures of individuals, a man and a woman, standing together. The man is on the left, in a slightly angled stance with his head turned toward the woman. He has curly hair and is wearing an elaborate outfit with puffed sleeves and decorative elements, including a large feathered adornment on his back. The woman stands on the right, facing the man, and is positioned slightly behind him. Her hair is styled in an elaborate manner with curls and adorned with a headpiece. She is wearing a dress with accentuated shoulders and a tight bodice, detailed with accents and a belt, and extends her arm. Both figures stand on a ground with rocks and foliage, and in the background, there is a landscape featuring a river, trees, and buildings with prominent towers.
Urs Graf I, A Soldier Walking with a Camp Follower, 1523, pen and black ink on laid paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 2011.11.1

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    Ground Floor, Central Gallery, Gallery G-8
The image depicts two full figures of individuals, a man and a woman, standing together. The man is on the left, in a slightly angled stance with his head turned toward the woman. He has curly hair and is wearing an elaborate outfit with puffed sleeves and decorative elements, including a large feathered adornment on his back. The woman stands on the right, facing the man, and is positioned slightly behind him. Her hair is styled in an elaborate manner with curls and adorned with a headpiece. She is wearing a dress with accentuated shoulders and a tight bodice, detailed with accents and a belt, and extends her arm. Both figures stand on a ground with rocks and foliage, and in the background, there is a landscape featuring a river, trees, and buildings with prominent towers.
Urs Graf I, A Soldier Walking with a Camp Follower, 1523, pen and black ink on laid paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 2011.11.1

Overview: 126 drawings were selected by Walter Hugelshofer, who also wrote the introduction and notes for the catalogue. The works ranged from the early 16th century, with examples by Urs Graf and Hans Holbein, to 20th-century works by Alberto Giacometti.

Sponsor: The exhibition was sponsored by the Pro Helvetia Foundation of Zurich. It was organized and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.

Attendance: 19,993

Catalog: Swiss Drawings: Masterpieces of Five Centuries, by Walter Hugelshofer. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1967.

Other Venues:

  • Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
  • M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco
  • Art Institute of Chicago

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