Henriette Sechehaye

Henriette Sechehaye (born April 3, 1907 in La Chaux-de-Fonds , † December 5, 1999 in Thun ) was a Swiss painter .

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Henriette Sechehaye, Paul Klee's last private student , was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1907. Her parents died early. So she was raised by relatives in Geneva together with her brother Leon. Sechehaye studied German and art history in Bern. In Florence she learned the Italian language, which enabled her to work as a translator for the Swiss Medical Association from 1932.

In 1937, Sechehaye began to paint. In 1940 she asked Paul Klee for painting lessons. Klee died that same year. Sechehaye's friendly contacts with the Klee family were maintained. Felix Klee gave the vernissage speech in 1971 on the occasion of Henriette Sechehaye's first solo exhibition in the Bern gallery of the Atelier-Theater. Her main work was only created between 1970 and 1990. In 1974, Sechehaye moved to Hilterfingen am Thunersee and in 1984 to Oberhofen. Henriette Sechehaye died on December 5, 1999 in Thun.

Exhibitions

• 1971 Solo exhibition, Atelier-Theater gallery, Bern
• 1976–1990 Christmas exhibition, Kunstmuseum Thun
• 1978 Double exhibition with Eigyo Sato, Galerie 58, Bern
• 1981 Group exhibition, Rosengarten Gallery, Thun
• 1982 Solo exhibition, Galerie La Cour, Ste Marie-aux-Mines (F)
• 1982 Group exhibition, Villa Schüpbach, Steffisburg
• 1987 Double exhibition with Roman Tschabold , Rosengarten Gallery, Thun
• 1989 Group exhibition, Rosengarten Gallery, Thun
• 2005 Henriette Sechehaye and Otto Nebel memorial exhibition , Villa Schüpbach, Steffisburg

literature

• Inga Vatter-Jensen: Henriette Sechehaye: The last student of Paul Klee. With texts by Annelise Zwez, Aljoscha Klee, Stefan Haenni and Steffan Biffiger . ArchivArte, Bern 2005, ISBN 3-9522302-2-7 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Henriette Sechehaye in the catalog of the German National Library
• Sechehaye, Henriette. In: Sikart