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Charlotte Marie Weiss ( June 4, 1870, Basel – December 29, 1961, Herrliberg) was a Swiss painter. [1]
Friedrich Dürrenmatt was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire. Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten, a group of left-wing Swiss writers who convened regularly at a restaurant in the city of Olten.
Albert Samuel Anker was a Swiss painter and illustrator who has been called the "national painter" of Switzerland because of his enduringly popular depictions of 19th-century Swiss social life.
Albert von Keller was a German painter of Swiss ancestry. He specialized in portraits and indoor scenes. Female figures are a prominent feature of his work.
Konrad Grob was a Swiss painter.
Robert William Weiss is an American former professional basketball player and coach.
Lägh da Cavloc is a lake near Maloja Pass in the Val Forno, Grisons, Switzerland.
Giovanni Ulrico Giacometti was a Swiss painter. He was the father of artists Alberto and Diego Giacometti and architect Bruno Giacometti.
Jean-Pierre Saint-Ours was a Swiss painter from Geneva.
Cuno Amiet was a Swiss painter, illustrator, graphic artist and sculptor. As the first Swiss painter to give precedence to colour in composition, he was a pioneer of modern art in Switzerland.
SIKART Lexicon on Art in Switzerland is the editorially supervised, regularly updated and richly illustrated online encyclopaedia of historical and contemporary art in Switzerland. SIKART is published by the Swiss Institute for Art Research (SIK-ISEA), which is headquartered in Zurich.
Heinrich Altherr was a Swiss painter. He is best known for his murals in churches and various public buildings.
Franz Hegi was a Swiss painter.
Karl Stauffer, known as Karl Stauffer-Bern was a Swiss painter, etcher and sculptor.
Emanuel Witz was a Swiss painter, born in Biel.
Hans Potthof was a Swiss painter as well as a sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s.
David Eduard Steiner was a Swiss painter.
Francisco Sierra is a contemporary artist known for his use of irony and humour in his photorealistic drawings and paintings.
Charles Wyrsch was a Swiss artist and painter.
Bernardo Falcone was an Italian-Swiss sculptor of the Early Baroque.
Anna Indermaur was a Swiss painter, sculptor, interior decorator, and filmmaker. She was the first woman film director in Switzerland.