4 – 18 November

Guided Tour: Jean Bonna Collection

Conservator Nathalie Strasser guides a focused tour of select works on paper from the Jean Bonna collection, assembled over more than thirty years. The presentation traces drawing across techniques and supports — from preparatory sketches and prints to pastels and watercolours — revealing shifts in material practice and visual language across nearly five centuries. Emphasis is placed on technique, materiality and historic context to deepen understanding of the medium’s formal and conceptual evolution.

In French.

Rue de l'Athénée 2,
Switzerland
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Photo Credit: DR

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