Otto Wyler

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Otto Wyler (born March 30, 1887 in Mumpf , † March 18, 1965 in Aarau ) was a Swiss painter , draftsman and graphic artist .

Life

Otto Wyler grew up in Aarau and was the son of Jewish parents. From 1904 to 1906 he attended the technical school for decorative painting and drawing at the Cantonal Industrial Museum. At the age of 19 he painted his first works in the style of impressionist painting . In the winter of 1906/1907 he attended the Heinrich Knirrs painting school in Munich. On the advice of his teacher, he continued his studies in Paris from 1907 to 1908 at the École nationale des Beaux-Arts with the teachers Fernand Cormon , Jacques-Émile Blanche and Charles Cottet. In 1908 the exhibition took place at the Kunsthaus Zürich together with Max Burgmeier and Ernest Bolens. His first success was when the guitar player was sold to the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum . On the occasion of the Munich Secession Exhibition in 1913, Wyler received a gold medal. 1917–1923 he left his hometown and spent a longer stay in Ftan . Back in Aarau in 1923, he received several orders for wall paintings in the following years . In the 1920s he developed a painterly style based on the model of Cézanne . After traveling to Paris , southern France , Morocco and Greece in 1934–1935 he brought home pictures that showed the versatility of his palette. His works included watercolors , drawings and prints . Otto Wyler worked well into old age.

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SURNAME Wyler, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss painter
DATE OF BIRTH March 30, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Stale
DATE OF DEATH March 18, 1965
Place of death Aarau