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Sarajevo holds the largest collection of Hodler works outside Switzerland
Sarajevo’s National Gallery holds the largest collection of works by Swiss painter Ferdinand Hodler outside Switzerland.
About 200 pieces, including sketches, drawings and paintings, were shown in an exhibition that ended this weekend.
The collection belonged to Jeanne Charles Cerani Čišić, who modelled for Hodler for 17 years and is pictured in several of his works.
Some pieces were gifts, while others were taken from his studio without permission.
The works show how Hodler developed ideas from early sketches into finished paintings, including his picture “The Day.”
Charles later moved to Bosnia with her diplomat husband and kept the collection with her.
It survived the Bosnian war in the 1990s, when the museum was repeatedly damaged by shelling.
Sarajevo’s National Gallery holds the largest collection of Ferdinand Hodler’s works outside Switzerland.
More than 200 works from the collection were shown in an exhibition in the Bosnian capital.
The exhibition included sketches, drawings and paintings, tracing how Hodler developed some works from initial sketches to finished compositions.
The collection belonged to Jeanne Charles Cerani Čišić, who modelled for Hodler for 17 years.
The collection survived the Bosnian war, when the museum was damaged by targeted shelling.
- Who
- The National Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina holds the collection. It belonged to Jeanne Charles Cerani Čišić.
- What
- Sarajevo holds the largest collection of Ferdinand Hodler’s works outside Switzerland.
- When
- The exhibition opened on 12 September 2026 and ended the weekend before SRF published its report on 11 October 2026.
- Where
- The National Gallery in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why
- The collection came together through Hodler’s long collaboration with Jeanne Charles, who modelled for him for 17 years.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The correspondence gives us insights into her life and her relationship with Hodler.
Water came in through a hole in the roof. It was damp in the basement.
The exhibition opened in Sarajevo.
The museum was repeatedly damaged by targeted shelling, but staff helped the collection survive.
SRF reported that the exhibition had ended the previous weekend.
- Collection
- Largest collection of Hodler works outside Switzerland
- Works shown
- More than 200
- Location
- National Gallery, Sarajevo
- Former owner
- Jeanne Charles Cerani Čišić
- Modelling
- 17 years
- Exhibition opening
- 12 September 2026
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