Collection
With more than 21,000 works, the Aargauer Kunsthaus owns the most comprehensive collection of Art from Switzerland dating from the 18th century to the present day.
Sammlung
Major areas of interest are represented by thebody of works by Albert Anker, Arnold Böcklin, Johann Heinrich Füssli and Caspar Wolf, as well as the 19th century landscape paintings. Modern art is showcased by important works by Cuno Amiet, Alice Bailly, Ferdinand Hodler and Sophie Taeuber-Arp. Still the range of collection extends beyond this, through Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Swiss Expressionism to the “Zürcher Konkrete”.
Significant purchases and donations of works by contemporary artists such as Omar Ba, Silvia Bächli, Julian Charrière, Sylvie Fleury, Thomas Hirschhorn, Zilla Leutenegger, Ugo Rondinone and many others continue the tradition of this collection.
Time and again, older inventories and new acquisitions are presented together in ever varying and surprising combinations. The objective is to keep this cultural heritage alive and make its importance visible.
