Josef Helfenstein

Director’s Choice is an excellent highlights tour of Kunstmuseum Basel’s world famous collection – rich with observations and insights by the museum's director, Josef Helfenstein.

The Kunstmuseum Basel is the largest and most significant public art collection in Switzerland and one of the oldest publicly accessible art collections in the world. Housed in three venues across Basel, the museum has artworks from the 15th century to the present day, including the largest collection of works by the Holbein family. Other artists and movements are also well represented, including Rembrandt, Impressionist artists such as Monet and Renoir, as well as modernist painters such as Klee and Picasso. Kunstmuseum Basel also has an active contemporary art program, with acquisitions by William Kentridge and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye discussed in this book.

Richly illustrated with engaging commentaries and insights by the museum’s director, Josef Helfenstein, the bookprovides an excellent overview of this renowned collection and an introduction to the history of western art.

Josef Helfenstein has been the Kunstmuseum Basel’s Director since 2016 and has had an illustrious museums career in both Europe and the USA.

ISBN: 9781785513084
Size: 190 x 165 mm
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Date published: January, 2021

Also available in German, French and Italian editions.