Max Kohler
Max Kohler (born October 6, 1919 in Solothurn , Switzerland ; † April 1, 2001 , Zurich , Switzerland) was a Swiss painter and graphic artist . He is one of the most important representatives of abstract painting and printmaking after the Second World War .
Life
Max Kohler's art attracted international attention, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1959 Kohler was a participant in documenta 2 in Kassel in the graphics department . He lived and worked most of his life in Paris and Bern . In Aarau he joined the Ziegelrain studio community , which had developed from the Aarau group around Heiner Kielholz , Christian Rothacher and Hugo Suter .
literature
- Exhibition catalog for documenta II (1959) in Kassel: II.documenta'59. Art after 1945 . Catalog: Volume 1: Painting; Volume 2: Sculpture; Volume 3: Graphic Art; Text tape. Kassel / Cologne 1959
Web links
- Materials by and about Max Kohler in the documenta archive
- Valentine Reymond: Kohler, Max. In: Sikart
Individual evidence
- ↑ bildundobjekt.ch: Ateliergemeinschaft am Ziegelrain (accessed December 5, 2015)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kohler, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solothurn |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 2001 |
| Place of death | Zurich |