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Ferdinand Hodler
1853 – 1918
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryFerdinand Hodler was a Swiss painter. He is one of the best-known Swiss painters of the nineteenth century. His early works were portraits, landscapes, and genre paintings in a realistic style. Later, he adopted a personal form of Symbolism which he called "parallelism".
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
March 14, 1853
Bern
Date of death
May 19, 1918
Geneva
Citizenship
Switzerland
Occupations & fields
painteruniversity teacherdesignerlithographergraphic artistexlibrist
Awards & honours
honorary doctorate of the University of Basel
Notable works
La Pointe d'Andey, vallée de l'ArveMadame Valentine Godé-Darel maladeThe Patient
- Field and occupation
- švajčiarsky maliar (1853 – 1918)
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