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Camille Graeser (1892–1980) was a
Swiss
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painter
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and member of the circle of Zurich Concrete art Concrete art was an art movement with a strong emphasis on geometrical abstraction. The term was first formulated by Theo van Doesburg and was then used by him in 1930 to define the difference between his vision of art and that of other abstract art ...
ists. He was born in Switzerland but grew up in Stuttgart, Germany where he became a furniture designer. He took part in major exhibitions by the association Werkbund and in 1927 was invited to create furniture for Mies van der Rohe
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. In 1933 he fled to Switzerland as a result of the Nazis coming to power. He then became a member of the Swiss artists’ association Allianz
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Works
Estate
The Camille Graeser Foundation was established in 1981, and is responsible for his artistic estate.Exhibitions
* 2020 — Camille Graeser, Museum Haus Konstruktiv *2019 — The Amory Show, Pier 94, Von Bartha * 2016 — Camille Graeser und die Musik,Kunstmuseum Stuttgart
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*1985 — Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910–1980, The Museum of Modern Art
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Publications
* 1986 — Camille Graeser – Zeichnungen, Werkverzeichnis Band 1, Dieter Schwarz * 1990 — Camille Graeser – Druckgraphik und Multiples, Werkverzeichnis Band 2, Stefan Paradowski * 1995 — Camille Graeser – Bilder, Reliefs und Plastiken, Werkverzeichnis Band 3, Rudolf KoellaReferences
{{DEFAULTSORT:Graeser, Camille 20th-century Swiss painters Swiss male painters 1892 births 1980 deaths Concrete art 20th-century Swiss male artists