We had a very relaxed day, doing a lot of walking around old town and visiting the Luzern Art Museum for the first time. There were three exhibits there. The first showed works from the permanent collection focusing on the provenance of the work. There are many pieces that were donated or legitimately bought, but some have ties to the Holocaust and degenerate art. I love this piece by Max Pechstein (1925).
The owner of this bust of Venus (Maillot, 1920) is now contested. The museum has been contacted by lawyers from the family of the original owner--Alfred Flechtsheim, a German Jewish art dealer who was fascinated by avant guard and French art. What is amazing is that finally the museum is open about contested pieces and has exhibits showing the trail of ownership documents and the legal papers that question the museum's right to the work.
A second exhibit that was stunning was by Swiss/New York artist Ugo Rondinone. There were so many different kinds of work--installations, sculpture, etc. These two paintings of Lake Luzern by day and night were huge and quite beautiful.
We spent the rest of the day wandering around this fairy tale town.
We ended the day with a piping hot fondu on the terrace of our hotel.
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