Musée Jenisch Vevey, Vevey (CH) 13 September 2024 - 12 January 2025
Ferdinand Springer
Gesture and mind
Following an exceptional donation, the Musée Jenisch Vevey highlights the work of painter-engraver Ferdinand Springer (1907–1998) in the exhibition Ferdinand Springer: Gesture and mind. Objects from past civilisations, including three works from the Fondation, put in perspective the practice of this Swiss artist of the 20th century.
Curators : Anne Deltour, Margaux Honegger.
Born in Berlin to a German father and Swiss mother, Springer trained as an engraver in Paris, before moving to Grasse in 1938. After starting out as a figurative engraver, he discovered abstraction. Fascinated by the burin, he perfected his technique, experimenting with copper in the manner of a sculptor and creating relief compositions imbued with colour.
Whether sacred or symbolic in nature, his prints reflect his interest in ancient civilizations and the natural world around him. An artist at the crossroads of several arts, Ferdinand Springer developed a poetic language infused with musicality.
On this occasion, the Fondation Gandur pour l'Art loans three objects from the Archaeology collection.
MUSÉE JENISCH VEVEY
Avenue de la Gare 2
1800 Vevey
Works on loan
Patère à manche en forme de kouros
Fin VIe - début Ve siècle avant J.-C.
Vase à anses en diorite
2e quart IIIe millénaire avant J.-C.
Idole de type Kusura-Beycesultan
Milieu IIIe millénaire avant J.-C.
