The symbolist oil painting "Night" depicts seven sleeping figures. The famous Swiss painter portrayed himself between his wife Bertha Stucki and his mistress Augustine Dupin. The painting is one of Hodler's most famous paintings besides "Day". From the podcast series on the Highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern Collection.

Learn more about this expressionist painting of a group of country people on alpine meadows close to Davos. This is one of Ludwig Kirchner's largest paintings. He was one of the most famous of the Brücke artists. From the podcast series on the highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern Collection.

The Staubbach waterfall in Lauterbrunnen Valley situated in the Bernese Oberland is still an attraction for tourists today. Learn more about the Swiss painter König and his sources of inspiration, e.g. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's famous poem »Song of the Spirits over the Waters«. From the podcast series on the highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern Collection.

The famous impressionist painter Edouard Manet lived in the country house portrayed in the oil painting. The approach is a tree-lined path into a bright and sunny garden. From the podcast series on the highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern Collection.

The Irish artist Sean Scully paints one color field next to the other. Learn more about how this artist's energy and emotions are expressed in the medium of paint. From the podcast series on the highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern Collection.

During his Blue Period Picasso executed this painting of a young female drinker who has fallen asleep. Learn more about the story behind the woman in the painting as well as about the painting itself. From the podcast series on the Highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern Collection.

The collage by the dada artist Kurt Schwitters was painted shortly after the First World War. Learn more about this Merz picture that was assembled and glued together out of all kinds of everyday objects. From the podcast series on the highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern Collection.

The Irish artist Sean Scully paints one color field next to the other. Learn more about how this artist's energy and emotions are expressed in the medium of paint. From the podcast series on the highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern Collection.