Paul Camenisch

Swiss sculptor, architect and illustrator
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Paul Camenisch
Born(1893-11-07)7 November 1893
Zürich, Switzerland
Died13 February 1970(1970-02-13) (aged 76)
Basel, Switzerland
EducationETH Zürich
Known forpainting
Grave of Paul Camenisch in Basel.

Paul Camenisch (7 November 1893 – 13 February 1970)[1] was a Swiss expressionist painter, architect and illustrator. He was the founding member of the Rot-Blau group and Gruppe 33.

Biography

In 1912–16, he studied architecture at ETH Zurich under Karl Moser.[1] He was influenced by the German expressionist painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. In 1924, Camenisch founded the "Rot-Blau" expressionist group with Albert Müller and Hermann Scherer.[2]

Two of his works are in the Museo Cantonale d'Arte in Lugano.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Paul Camenisch". SIKART Lexikon zur Kunst in der Schweiz (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ Augusto Giacometti, Cuno Amiet, Paul Camenisch and Ernest Bieler in the Spotlight, ArtDaily.org, 20 May 2009. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  3. ^ Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Lugano: Paul Camenisch

Bibliography

  • Camenisch, Paul; Stutzer, Beat (1985). Paul Camenisch (1893-1970) : Chur, Bündner Kunstmuseum; Kunstmuseum Olten, 1985. Kunstmuseum Olten.

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