Switzerland's largest and most significant public art collection is found in Basel. The Museum of Art is also home to the worldwide largest collection of works by the German Renaissance painter Hans Holbein the Elder and his family (circa 1465–1524). The same era is represented by works of Konrad Witz, Martin Schongauer and Lucas Cranach the Elder.
Present day art is on view at the Museum for Contemporary Art. Special highlights are the paintings of Arnold Böcklin, who was born in Basel, and works by Picasso, Braque and Gris representing the Cubist movement. In addition, there are works of German Expressionism, abstract Expressionism as well as American art since 1950.
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