Cuno Amiet
(Swiss, 1868–1961)
Biography
Cuno Amiet was a Swiss painter known for his experimental use of color in depicting self-portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. Though his works are characterized by their expressive palettes, Amiet sought to harmonize his pastel hues rather than use them in their most saturated form. Later in his career, his work became increasingly abstract, focusing on studies of space and light. He was notably influenced by the Swiss painter Ferdinand Hodler, the French Cloisonnist Émile Bernard, and the German Expressionists, becoming a member of the Die Brücke group until its dissolution in 1913. Born Josef Ignaz Amiet on March 28, 1868 in Solothurn, Switzerland, he went on to attend the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, where he met Giovanni Giacometti, the painter and son of famed sculptor Alberto Giacometti. Amiet later studied at the Académie Julian in Paris under Adolphe-William Bouguereau before moving back to Switzerland, where he became friends with prominent avant-garde writers such as Hermann Hesse. Today, Amiet’s work can be found in the collections of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Kunstmuseum Basel, and the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., among others. He died on July 6, 1961 Oschwand, Switzerland.
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