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1871 Morges, Switzerland - 1942 Switzerland. Known for: Town-landscape, marine, portrait.
Excerpts from: Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph newspaper article 3/1971. Virtually unknown during his lifetime, Soutter's work all but fell into oblivion after his death. In 1936 his nephew, the... Read full biography
Excerpts from: Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph newspaper article 3/1971. Virtually unknown during his lifetime, Soutter's work all but fell into oblivion after his death. In 1936 his nephew, the famed French architect LeCorbusier, organized an exhibition of Soutter's work in Connecticut. But it... Read full biography
Excerpts from: Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph newspaper article 3/1971. Virtually unknown during his lifetime, Soutter's work all but fell into oblivion after his death. In 1936 his nephew, the famed French architect LeCorbusier, organized an exhibition of Soutter's work in Connecticut. But it was not until 1961 when Ernest Manganel, Curator of the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts in Lausanne, organized a large retrospective exhibition in which all the rich variety of Soutter's work could be... Read full biography
Excerpts from: Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph newspaper article 3/1971. Virtually unknown during his lifetime, Soutter's work all but fell into oblivion after his death. In 1936 his nephew, the famed French architect LeCorbusier, organized an exhibition of Soutter's work in Connecticut. But it was not until 1961 when Ernest Manganel, Curator of the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts in Lausanne, organized a large retrospective exhibition in which all the rich variety of Soutter's work could be seen, that he was recognized as one of the most exciting discoveries in the art of the first half of the 20th century. Born in 1871 in Morges (Switzerland), Soutter showed talent for both music and drawing in childhood. It was while studying the violin... Read full biography
Excerpts from: Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph newspaper article 3/1971. Virtually unknown during his lifetime, Soutter's work all but fell into oblivion after his death. In 1936 his nephew, the famed French architect LeCorbusier, organized an exhibition of Soutter's work in Connecticut. But it was not until 1961 when Ernest Manganel, Curator of the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts in Lausanne, organized a large retrospective exhibition in which all the rich variety of Soutter's work could be seen, that he was recognized as one of the most exciting discoveries in the art of the first half of the 20th century. Born in 1871 in Morges (Switzerland), Soutter showed talent for both music and drawing in childhood. It was while studying the violin in Brussels that he met Miss Madge Forstman of Colorado Springs. They were married and came to Colorado Springs in 1896. So... Read full biography
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Art Media
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Colorado Before 1900
Art Teacher
- •Benjamin Jean-Joseph Constant
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Miniature Specialty