Cuno Amiet

Cuno Amiet (1868–1961)

Swiss painter (and occasional sculptor), a leading exponent of Symbolism and Post-Impressionism in his country. He was born in Solothurn and studied locally, then at the Munich Academy, 1886–8, and the Académie Julian, Paris, 1888–91. After a year at Pont-Aven working with members of Gauguin's circle, he returned to Switzerland, living at Basle and then Solothurn before settling at Oschwand in 1898. Thereafter he drew much of his inspiration from the surrounding ...

Cuno Amiet
Self-Portrait – 1920
Oil on Canvas
46cm x 38cm
Kunstmuseum Luzern ...Yes, here in Lucerne