Musée d'art Contemporain de Lyon / Museum of Contemporary Art, Lyon
81 Cité Internationale, Quai Charles de Gaulle
Lyon, France
Lyon, France
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1917 Switzerland - 2016. Known for: Geometric abstract painting, sculpture, design, graphics, commercial art.
The Swiss painter, sculptor and designer Gottfried Honegger was born in 1917. He studied at the art academy in Zurich (1932) and first worked as a designer (1933-1936). From the age of 20 he... Read full biography
The Swiss painter, sculptor and designer Gottfried Honegger was born in 1917. He studied at the art academy in Zurich (1932) and first worked as a designer (1933-1936). From the age of 20 he concentrated on graphic and commercial art, and it was not until 1957, with the creation of his first... Read full biography
The Swiss painter, sculptor and designer Gottfried Honegger was born in 1917. He studied at the art academy in Zurich (1932) and first worked as a designer (1933-1936). From the age of 20 he concentrated on graphic and commercial art, and it was not until 1957, with the creation of his first ‘tableau-relief’, that his career really began. Painting abstract works influenced by Zurich Concrete art and by contemporary American painting from 1950 onwards, Honegger developed as an artist during his... Read full biography
The Swiss painter, sculptor and designer Gottfried Honegger was born in 1917. He studied at the art academy in Zurich (1932) and first worked as a designer (1933-1936). From the age of 20 he concentrated on graphic and commercial art, and it was not until 1957, with the creation of his first ‘tableau-relief’, that his career really began. Painting abstract works influenced by Zurich Concrete art and by contemporary American painting from 1950 onwards, Honegger developed as an artist during his stay in New York (1958-60) where his first exhibition was held at the Martha Jackson Gallery in 1959. In the same year, Alfred Barr, the Director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, purchased works by Honegger. Honegger settled in Paris in 1961,... Read full biography
The Swiss painter, sculptor and designer Gottfried Honegger was born in 1917. He studied at the art academy in Zurich (1932) and first worked as a designer (1933-1936). From the age of 20 he concentrated on graphic and commercial art, and it was not until 1957, with the creation of his first ‘tableau-relief’, that his career really began. Painting abstract works influenced by Zurich Concrete art and by contemporary American painting from 1950 onwards, Honegger developed as an artist during his stay in New York (1958-60) where his first exhibition was held at the Martha Jackson Gallery in 1959. In the same year, Alfred Barr, the Director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, purchased works by Honegger. Honegger settled in Paris in 1961, where he continued to experiment in painting and sculpture. His pictures were composed following a system and use simple, geometric forms... Read full biography
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All MuseumsTucson Museum of Art
140 N. Main Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85718