A philanthropist’s art collection that shows how Goya anticipated Van Gogh, Gauguin and Cézanne

Mark Hudson | The Independant | 13th February 2025

Stellar collections of art have long drawn big crowds when they tour, especially if full of Impressionist paintings. The latest, a Swiss collection, has its share of star paintings yet the reviews are just a little ho-hum. Maybe that’s local one-upmanship (London’s Courtauld is bigger and better). More likely, Impressionism is simply over-exposed.  A Goya work, on its own, is “drop dead brilliant”. Yet, while the above writer is positive, another grouches that it is “a drearily grand exhibition”.