Charlotte Weiss
Charlotte Weiss (born June 24, 1870 in Basel ; † December 29, 1961 in Herrliberg ) was a Swiss painter .
Life
After training at the Basel School of Applied Arts , Weiss moved to Paris for further training . She was a student of Henri Matisse and Fernand Léger . She stayed in Paris until the outbreak of World War I. Then she returned to Switzerland and settled in Herrliberg , where she joined the Mazdaznan movement. Her early work was shaped by Cubism , when she returned to Switzerland she turned to a painting style influenced by Fauvism .
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SURNAME | Weiss, Charlotte |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1870 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1961 |
Place of death | Herrliberg |