Paul Camenisch Explained

Paul Camenisch
Birth Date:	7 November 1893
Birth Place:	Zürich, Switzerland
Death Place:	Basel, Switzerland
Field:	painting
Training:	ETH Zürich

Paul Camenisch (7 November 1893 – 13 February 1970)^[1] was a Swiss expressionist painter, architect and illustrator. He was the founding member of the Rot-Blau group and Gruppe 33.

Biography

In 1912–16, he studied architecture at ETH Zurich under Karl Moser.He was influenced by the German expressionist painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. In 1924, Camenisch founded the "Rot-Blau" expressionist group with Albert Müller and Hermann Scherer.^[2]

Two of his works are in the Museo Cantonale d'Arte in Lugano.^[3]

Bibliography

• Book: Paul Camenisch (1893-1970) : Chur, Bündner Kunstmuseum; Kunstmuseum Olten, 1985.. Camenisch . Paul . Stutzer . Beat . Kunstmuseum Olten . 1985.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paul Camenisch. SIKART Lexikon zur Kunst in der Schweiz. de. 19 June 2020.
2. http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=30943&int_modo=2 Augusto Giacometti, Cuno Amiet, Paul Camenisch and Ernest Bieler in the Spotlight
3. http://www.e-mca.ti.ch/lugano/eMuseumPlus?service=direct/1/ResultListView/result.t2.artist_list.$TspTitleLink$0.link&sp=10&sp=Sartist&sp=SfilterDefinition&sp=0&sp=1&sp=3&sp=SsimpleList&sp=0&sp=Sdetail&sp=0&sp=F&sp=T&sp=1 Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Lugano: Paul Camenisch