Cuno Amiet

Cuno Amiet
Selbstbildnis in Rosa / Self-portrait in Rose (1907)
Oil on canvas, 60 × 55 cm
Born
Cuno Amiet

(1868-03-28)28 March 1868
Solothurn, Switzerland
Died6 July 1961(1961-07-06) (aged 93)
Oschwand, Seeberg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
EducationAcademy of Fine Arts Munich
Known forPainting, graphic arts, illustration, sculpture
MovementExpressionism
Cuno Amiet (1952)

Cuno Amiet (28 March 1868 – 6 July 1961) was a Swiss painter, illustrator, graphic artist and sculptor.[1] As the first Swiss painter to give precedence to colour in composition, he was a pioneer of modern art in Switzerland.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Müller, Paul (1998). "Cuno Amiet" (PDF). SIKART dictionary and database. Swiss Institute for Art Research.[permanent dead link]
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