Based in Monaco, the Nahmad family has been collecting great art for two generations, ranging from Impressionism to Surrealism and beyond.
Now in its second generation, for the first time ever, one hundred pieces from what is believed to be a one-of-a-kind private collection are the subject of an exclusive exhibition at one of the most important art museums in Europe, Kunsthaus Zürich.
One of the best-represented artists in the collection include Picasso, with a wide selection of work from all phases of his career; but there are also Matisse, Modigliani and Kandinsky; and Claude Monet, one of the ancestors of the modernist movement, with late, luminous images of his travels in the south.
The Nahmad Collection also has eclectic touches, including works by proponents of late Impressionism (Renoir, Degas and Seurat) at the end of the 19th century, through advocates of Cubism and Abstract Art all the way to the Surrealists: Salvador Dalí and Max Ernst rub shoulders with exceptional pieces by Joan Miró, for a truly fascinating tour of some great moments in modern art.
The Miro, Monet, Matisse – The Nahmad Collection exhibit runs until January 15, 2012.