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Biography |
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1893 |
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Born in Rümigen/Germany. |
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1910 |
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Trains to become a sculptor in Lörrach/Germany. |
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1914 - 1920 |
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Settles in Basel/Switzerland where he stays until the end of World War II. Works as a labourer then as assistant for sculptor Otto Roos. Later as Assistant for sculptor Carl Burkhardt which enables him to pay for a small studio. |
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1921 - 1922 |
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Sees works of Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Schmidt-Rottluff. Travels to Germany where he sees the Munch-Retrospective. Decides to become a painter. |
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1923 |
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Meets Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and visits him in Davos/Switzerland. |
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1924 |
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Founding-member of the group "Rot/Blau" with fellow artists Albert Müller, Paul Camenisch and Werner Neuhaus. |
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Exhibitions |
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2004 - 2005 |
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Galerie Iris Wazzau, Davos/Switzerland |
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1996 |
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Museo Vela Ligornetto/Switzerland "L'Espressionismo Rot/Blau" |
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1994 - 1995 |
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Galerie Iris Wazzau, Davos/Switzerland, Galerie Henze & Ketterer, Wichtrach/Switzerland |
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1926 |
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Kunsthaus Zürich/Switzerland |
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1924 |
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Staatliche Kunsthalle Stuttgart/Germany. Kunstmuseum Winterthur/Switzerland. |
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1921 |
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Kunsthalle Basel/Switzerland. |
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1918 |
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Kunsthalle Basel/Switzerland. |
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