Sils Museum 2025/2026 Exhibition Concept

A selection of his works has also been on display in thematic exhibitions of recent years (including "Hunting," "Alpine Flows," and "The Picturesque Mountain"). In 2025/26, the Sils Museum is dedicating a major solo exhibition to him. It showcases the diversity of his work, illuminates the existential roots of art in his life, and opens up unexpected perspectives on his work. Andrea Robbi (1864–1945), the only child of a wealthy emigrant family, grew up in Italy before attending school in Graubünden. His artistic career took him to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, then to Paris for three years, where Giovanni Giacometti and Cuno Amiet were among his companions, and subsequently on extensive study trips. After his return to Sils, he increasingly distanced himself from the art world. Robbi's work gains its intensity from his focus on color, the simplicity of his virtuoso visual language, and the intimacy that opens up access to his emotional world. This has an authenticity that reveals his doubtful self-reflection, his loneliness, and melancholy. At the same time, the paintings testify to his connection to the rugged landscape in which he recognizes himself and to the simple way of life of the people of his village. In 1898, he gave up painting and withdrew from life outside his home for 47 years. His work remained forgotten for a long time. Today, forty years after its rediscovery, the Sils Museum's collection can be re-evaluated in light of current findings and supplemented with objects, photographs, and information. Guided tours: Every Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.