Aimé Barraud
Aimé Barraud (born March 14, 1902 in La Chaux-de-Fonds , † February 14, 1954 in Neuchâtel , Switzerland ) was a Swiss painter who is assigned to the New Objectivity .
Life
The seven children of the Barraud family - six sons and one daughter - were born in La Chaux-de-Fonds around the turn of the century, in an environment characterized by handicrafts. Father, mother and also the maternal grandfather worked as engravers and designed decorations for the metal cases of the pocket watches . Craftsmanship and a sense for the decorative were cultivated in the family, and the sons attended evening courses at the high-quality local arts and crafts school early on.
Barraud limited himself to a small circle of subjects. He mainly created portraits, including self-portraits and double portraits of himself and his wife, nudes, further still lifes and occasional landscapes. With precise drawings and clear, smoothly applied colors, he achieved an extreme degree of realism.
literature
- Gérald Comtesse, Aimé Barraud , German by Markus Hediger , Collection Artistes neuchâtelois revisités , Éditions Gilles Attinger, Hauterive 2002, ISBN 2-88256-138-5
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barraud, Aimé |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1954 |
| Place of death | Neuchâtel |