18 April 2007 – 15 June 2007

From the Graphische Sammlung - American Prints 1960-2005

The Graphische Sammlung (Collection of Prints and Drawings ETH Zurich) has been purchasing works by American artists since the early 1960s, and its collection now constitutes a representative overview of printed work from the USA. These American works frequently have some direct connection with Switzerland, having for instance been printed here or edited by a Swiss publisher. The Berne art dealer Eberhard W. Kornfeld, for example, supported publication of the 1 ¢ Life portfolio, an anthology of abstract expressionism and pop art, and published works by Sam Francis. One of the latter's lithographs, dated 1960 and printed by Emil Matthieu in Zurich, was the first work by an American to be integrated into the Graphische Sammlung (1968).

Address

Graphische Sammlung der ETH
Rämistrasse 101
8092 Zürich
phone +41 44 632 40 46
http://www.graphischesammlung.ch

Opening Hours

Monday-Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wednesday - 7 p.m., closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Description of the Museum

The collection comprises approximately 150,000 prints and drawings (with concentration on prints), from the fifteenth century to the present, thus making it into the largest collections of its kind in Switzerland. Its special emphasis is on Swiss graphic art.

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