Organised by Fondazione Ferrara Arte in partnership with the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen of Rotterdam and the Gallerie d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Ferrara, the show – titled “Da Monet a van Gogh a Kandinsky. Nuovi sguardi sulla natura e la modernità” – assembles works from the Dutch museum’s collection alongside pieces from prominent Italian public and private holdings.
Curators Sandra Kisters and Vasilij Gusella selected 120 works that document how landscape – both natural and urban – and the experience of modern life shaped artistic experimentation between the 19th and 20th centuries.
The exhibition features a mix of oil paintings, watercolours, sketches and etchings, highlighting the transition from Impressionist observation to the abstract visions of Kandinsky, and underscoring the enduring dialogue between nature and modernity in European art.
Its opening comes amid a bustling week of cultural events across Italy, including a Kandinsky retrospective at Rome’s Palazzo Bonaparte (15 September–14 February) and a Bertozzi & Casoni showcase at Milan’s Bagatti Valsecchi museum, signalling a renewed public appetite for modern‑art retrospectives.
Officials expect the Ferrara show to attract both scholars and tourists, reinforcing the city’s reputation as a hub for high‑profile art collaborations and fostering cross‑border museum partnerships.