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1916 Bern, Switzerland - 1972 Bern, Switzerland. Known for: Abstract figurative and urban scene painting, drawing, graphic art, animation.
Hugo Wetli first completed an apprenticeship as a draftsman in Bern, before completing an apprenticeship as a graphic designer in Bern and Geneva. He was employed as a draftsman in a Bernese animated... Read full biography
Hugo Wetli first completed an apprenticeship as a draftsman in Bern, before completing an apprenticeship as a graphic designer in Bern and Geneva. He was employed as a draftsman in a Bernese animated film studio, then worked for the in-house magazine of a Geneva industrial company and finally... Read full biography
Hugo Wetli first completed an apprenticeship as a draftsman in Bern, before completing an apprenticeship as a graphic designer in Bern and Geneva. He was employed as a draftsman in a Bernese animated film studio, then worked for the in-house magazine of a Geneva industrial company and finally changed from 1949 to 1956 as head of the graphic workshop of a men's clothing company in Olten. His successor was Hans Küchler. In 1956 he opened his own studio and had the airline Swissair as the main... Read full biography
Hugo Wetli first completed an apprenticeship as a draftsman in Bern, before completing an apprenticeship as a graphic designer in Bern and Geneva. He was employed as a draftsman in a Bernese animated film studio, then worked for the in-house magazine of a Geneva industrial company and finally changed from 1949 to 1956 as head of the graphic workshop of a men's clothing company in Olten. His successor was Hans Küchler. In 1956 he opened his own studio and had the airline Swissair as the main client. But he also illustrated numerous travel books. Wetli did not begin to paint until the 1950s and has since turned more and more to painting. He was recognized as an important Swiss landscape painter, but also left behind figurative paintings and... Read full biography
Hugo Wetli first completed an apprenticeship as a draftsman in Bern, before completing an apprenticeship as a graphic designer in Bern and Geneva. He was employed as a draftsman in a Bernese animated film studio, then worked for the in-house magazine of a Geneva industrial company and finally changed from 1949 to 1956 as head of the graphic workshop of a men's clothing company in Olten. His successor was Hans Küchler. In 1956 he opened his own studio and had the airline Swissair as the main client. But he also illustrated numerous travel books. Wetli did not begin to paint until the 1950s and has since turned more and more to painting. He was recognized as an important Swiss landscape painter, but also left behind figurative paintings and cityscapes. In 1960, together with Hans Erni, Alfred Pauletto, Celestino Piatti and Kurt Wirth, he organized an exhibition on t... Read full biography
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Keywords (12)
Art Method
- •Animation, Animator
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Painting, Fine Art
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Urban Scene, City Genre