Arnold Bocklin Collection

Dedication, plate one from A Love, 1887. Creator: Max Klinger
Dedication, plate one from A Love, 1887

The Isle of the Dead, 1890. Creator: Max Klinger
The Isle of the Dead, 1890

Boecklin Jubilee Exhibition Basel, 1897. Creators: Hans Lendorff, Hans Sandreuter
Boecklin Jubilee Exhibition Basel, 1897

In the Sea, 1883. Creator: Arnold Bocklin
In the Sea, 1883

Arnold Boecklin, Swiss painter (litho)
818176 Arnold Boecklin, Swiss painter (litho) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arnold Boecklin (1827-1901), Swiss painter.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

The Sanctuary of Hercules, 1884. Creator: Arnold Bocklin
The Sanctuary of Hercules, 1884

Self-Portrait, 1862. Creator: Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901)
Self-Portrait, 1862. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Self-Portrait in the Studio, 1893. Creator: Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901)
Self-Portrait in the Studio, 1893. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Ruin by the Sea, 1881. Creator: Arnold Bocklin (Swiss, 1827-1901)
Ruin by the Sea, 1881. The dark, ruined villa in this painting is made especially mysterious by the strange cypress trees tossed by the wind. A nervous green light flickers through the scene

Self-Portrait with the wineglass, 1885. Creator: Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901)
Self-Portrait with the wineglass, 1885. Found in the Collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Spring, 1876. Artist: Arnold Bocklin
Spring, 1876. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Tomb Arnold BAocklin Cimitero Agli Allori 1925
Tomb of Arnold Bocklin on the Cimitero Agli Allori, 1925, pencil, charcoal, colored chalks on greenish linoleum, 56 x 36.3 cm, monogrammed and dated lower right: 2 LS 5 [LS ligated]

Hunt Diana 1862 oil canvas 188. 5 x 345 cm signed lower right
The Hunt of Diana, 1862, oil on canvas, 188.5 x 345 cm, signed lower right: Bocklin pinx.t [superscripted], Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Sappho 1862 wax paint canvas 56. 5 x 45. 5 cm inscribed lower right
Sappho, 1862, wax paint on canvas, 56.5 x 45.5 cm, inscribed lower right: A. Bocklin pinx.t [superscripted], Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Mountain lake seagulls 1847 oil canvas 45. 6 x 64. 7 cm
Mountain lake with seagulls, 1847, oil on canvas, 45.6 x 64.7 cm, not marked, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Portrait Ursula BAocklin-Lippe mother artist
Portrait Ursula Bocklin-Lippe, mother of the artist, 1846, oil on canvas, 55.5 x 46 cm, monogrammed and dated in the center right: AB [ligiert] 1846, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Head Roman 1863 canvas 46. 5 x 36. 5 cm signed upper right
Head of a Roman, 1863, canvas, 46.5 x 36.5 cm, signed upper right in red: ABocklin. [, Ligated, ], Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Portrait Angela BAocklin Muse 1863 oil canvas
Portrait Angela Bocklin as Muse, 1863, oil on canvas, 70 x 57.5 cm, monogrammed top right: A B. Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Forest Landscape Resting Pan c. 1855 oil canvas
Forest Landscape with Resting Pan, c. 1855, oil on canvas, 89.8 x 75.2 cm, signed lower right: A. Bocklin f. Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Portrait Jakob MAÔé¼hly student 1848 oil canvas
Portrait of Jakob Mahly as a student, 1848, oil on canvas, 32.6 x 24.4 cm, monogrammed and dated on the right: A. B. 1848, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Old Roman wine tavern c. 1866 tempera canvas
Old Roman wine tavern, c. 1866, tempera on canvas, 44.2 x 62.4 cm, signed lower left: A Bocklin f. inscribed on the plate in the middle right: VINVM, NOVVM, Arnold Bocklin

Portrait Alexander Michelis 1846 oil cardboard
Portrait of Alexander Michelis, 1846, oil on cardboard, 33 x 31.1 cm, dated top right, incised: 46 13/2, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Selfportrait 1862 oil mahogany 39. 5 x 31 cm unmarked
Selfportrait, 1862, oil on mahogany, 39.5 x 31 cm, unmarked, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Mountain Landscape Waterfall c. 1849 oil canvas
Mountain Landscape with Waterfall, c. 1849, oil on canvas, 32.8 x 40.8 cm, unsigned, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Abandoned Venus c. 1860 oil canvas 120 x 95 cm
The Abandoned Venus, c. 1860, oil on canvas, 120 x 95 cm, unsigned, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Megalithic Tomb 1847 oil canvas 60. 2 x 77. 5 cm
The Megalithic Tomb, 1847, oil on canvas, 60.2 x 77.5 cm, signed lower left: A. Bocklin, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Spring sketch 1862 oil canvas 33. 4 x 56. 9 cm
The Spring [sketch], 1862, oil on canvas, 33.4 x 56.9 cm, unmarked, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Reed 1845 oil canvas mounted cardboard 14. 8 x 26 cm
Reed, 1845, oil on canvas, mounted on cardboard, 14.8 x 26 cm, monogrammed and dated lower left: A. B. 1845.9, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Wildlife Fir 1849 oil canvas 76. 8 x 74. 6 cm specified
Wildlife Fir, 1849, oil on canvas, 76.8 x 74.6 cm, Not specified, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Rocky slope weather firs c. 1849 oil canvas 39. 1 x 54. 4 cm
Rocky slope with weather firs, c. 1849, oil on canvas, 39.1 x 54.4 cm, signed lower left: A. Boecklin. Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Landscape Palestrina 1853 oil canvas 16 x 24. 4 cm
Landscape near Palestrina, 1853, oil on canvas, 16 x 24.4 cm, unsigned, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Landscape sunset 1849 oil canvas 21. 4 x 27. 1 cm
Landscape at sunset, 1849, oil on canvas, 21.4 x 27.1 cm, Inscribed on the reverse: 13 febr 1850. (by hand?), Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Portrait Louisa Schmid 1849 oil canvas 46 x 38 cm
Portrait Louisa Schmid, 1849, oil on canvas, 46 x 38 cm, signed lower left: A. Bocklin, 1849, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Portrait Wilhelmine Wiggenhauser Widowed Lippe-Hull
Portrait Wilhelmine Wiggenhauser (Widowed Lippe-Hull), Aunt of the Artist, 1849, oil on canvas, 35.5 x 27.5 cm, unsigned, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Pan terrifies shepherd Panic Horror 1859 oil
Pan terrifies a shepherd (Panic Horror), 1859, oil on canvas, 78 x 63.8 cm, Unmarked, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

High mountain landscape chamois c. 1849 oil canvas
High mountain landscape with chamois, c. 1849, oil on canvas, 32.5 x 41 cm, unsigned, Arnold Bocklin, Basel 1827-1901 San Domenico

Portrait Arnold BAocklin c. 1888 / 1899 oil lime wood
Portrait of Arnold Bocklin, c. 1888/1899, oil on lime wood, 95 x 74 cm, unsigned, Ernst Wurtenberger, Steisslingen b. Radolfzell/Baden-Wurttemberg 1868-1934 Karlsruhe

Spring Narrow Gorge Quell einer Felsschlucht
Spring in a Narrow Gorge (Quell in einer Felsschlucht); Arnold Bocklin (German, born Switzerland, 1827 - 1901); Italy; 1881; Oil on canvas; 84.5 × 59.4 cm (33 1, 4 × 23 3, 8 in.)

Ruin Sea 1881 Arnold Bocklin Swiss 1827-1901
Ruin by the Sea, 1881. Arnold Bocklin (Swiss, 1827-1901). Oil on fabric; framed: 132.1 x 102.9 x 8.3 cm (52 x 40 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.); unframed: 111 x 82 cm (43 11/16 x 32 5/16 in.)

Mermaids Frockling
A group of mermaids swim and play on a rock while waves crash around them, from the picture by Arnold Bocklin, late 1800s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Arnold Baocklin, Swiss (1827-1901), The Sanctuary of Hercules, 1884, oil on wood

Quell in einer Felsschlucht (Spring in a Narrow Gorge); Arnold Bocklin, German, born Switzerland, 1827 - 1901; Italy, Europe; 1881; Oil on canvas; Unframed: 84.5 x 59.4 cm (33 1/4 x 23 3/8 in.)

Switzerland, Basel, The Game of the Naiads
Arnold Bocklin (1827-1901), The Game of the Naiads, 1896

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Arnold Bocklin, a renowned Swiss painter from the 19th century, left an indelible mark on the art world with his captivating and enigmatic works. In "In the Sea" (1883), Bocklin transports us to a mystical realm where waves crash against towering cliffs, evoking both awe and fear. The artist's fascination with spirituality is evident in "The Chapel; Die Kapelle" (1898), as he skillfully captures the ethereal glow of sunlight filtering through stained glass windows. Bocklin's self-portraits offer glimpses into his introspective nature and artistic process. In "Self-Portrait" (1862), we see a young Bocklin gazing directly at us, his eyes filled with determination and ambition. Fast forward to "Self-Portrait in the Studio" (1893), and we witness a more mature artist surrounded by his tools of creation, reflecting on a lifetime dedicated to his craft. "The Sanctuary of Hercules" (1884) takes us back in time to ancient Greece, where mythical creatures roam freely amidst grand architectural structures. Here, Bocklin masterfully combines history and fantasy to create an otherworldly experience for viewers. While primarily known for his paintings, Bocklin also dabbled in other mediums such as lithography. His lithograph portrait showcases meticulous attention to detail while capturing the essence of his subjects' personalities. Bocklin's imagination knew no bounds as seen in "Arnold Bocklins flying machine" (1885). This whimsical invention hints at humanity's eternal desire for exploration and adventure. In "Ruin by the Sea" (1881), nature reclaims what was once man-made glory. Through decaying columns juxtaposed against crashing waves, Bocklin reminds us of our impermanence in this vast universe. One cannot help but be drawn into the mysterious allure of mermaids frolicking in the depths of the sea.