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Swiss graphic artists

30 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alexandre CalameEngraver · PrintsAlexandre Calame (28 May 1810 – 19 March 1864) was a Swiss landscape painter, associated with the Düsseldorf School.
Ambrosius HolbeinEngraver · PrintsAmbrosius Holbein (c. 1494 – c.
Carlos SchwabeDesigner · Modern designCarlos Schwabe (born Émile Martin Charles Schwabe; 21 July 1866 – 22 January 1926) was a Swiss Symbolist painter and printmaker.
Charles Émile EgliEngraver · PrintsCharles Émile Egli (known as Carlègle; 30 March 1877 – 9 November 1937) was a Swiss-born illustrator and painter who spent most of his life in Paris.
Cuno AmietEngraver · PrintsCuno Amiet (28 March 1868 – 6 July 1961) was a Swiss painter, illustrator, graphic artist and sculptor.
Dieter RothDesigner · Modern designDieter Roth (April 21, 1930 – June 5, 1998) was a Swiss artist known for his artist's books, editioned prints, sculptures, and works made of found materials, including rotting food stuffs.
Eugen GomringerDesigner · Modern designEugen Gomringer (20 January 1925 – 21 August 2025) was a Bolivian-born Swiss concrete poet. He was head of the Institut für Konstruktive Kunst und Konkrete Poesie (IKKP) in Rehau, Germany.
Eugène GrassetArtist · PaintingsEugène Samuel Grasset (French pronunciation: [øʒɛn samɥɛl ɡʁasɛ]; 25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) was a Swiss decorative artist who worked in Paris, France in a variety of creative design…
Friedrich DürrenmattArtist · PaintingsFriedrich Dürrenmatt (German: [ˈfriːdrɪç ˈdʏrənˌmat]; 5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist.
Germaine RichierDesigner · Modern designGermaine Richier (16 September 1902 – 21 July 1959) was a French sculptor.
Hans Holbein the YoungerEngraver · PrintsHans Holbein the Younger (Hans Holbein der Jüngere; c. 1497 – between 7 October and 29 November 1543) was a German painter and printmaker active in Switzerland and England.
Hans RichterArtist · SculptureHans Johannes Siegfried Richter (lang; 6 April 1888 – 1 February 1976) was a German Dada painter, graphic artist, avant-garde film producer, and art historian.
Helen KeiserPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Helen Keiser in Syria, 1958
Henry FuseliIllustrator · IllustrationHenry Fuseli (Johann Heinrich Füssli; 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) was a Swiss painter, draughtsman, and writer on art who spent much of his career in Britain.
Hieronymus HessIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Portrait of Hieronymus Hess
Jan TschicholdDesigner · Modern designJan Tschichold (born Johannes Tzschichhold; (2 April 1902 – 11 August 1974), also known as Iwan Tschichold or Ivan Tschichold, was a German calligrapher, typographer and book designer.
Jean TinguelyArtist · SculptureJean Tinguely (22 May 1925 – 30 August 1991) was a Swiss sculptor best known for his kinetic art sculptural machines (known officially as Métamatics) that extended the Dada tradition into…
Johannes IttenArtist · SculptureJohannes Itten (11 November 1888 – 25 March 1967) was a Swiss expressionist painter, designer, teacher, writer and theorist associated with the Bauhaus (Staatliches Bauhaus) school.
Jost AmmanEngraver · PrintsJost Amman (June 13, 1539 – March 17, 1591) was a Swiss-German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts, done mainly for book illustrations.
Kurt Laurenz MetzlerPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Kurt Laurenz Metzler
Lorenz FrølichEngraver · PrintsLorenz Frølich (25 October 182025 October 1908) was a Danish painter, illustrator, graphic artist and etcher.
Matthäus MerianArtist · PaintingsMatthäus Merian der Ältere (or "Matthew", "the Elder", or "Sr."; 22 September 1593 – 19 June 1650) was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt, Germany for most of his career, where…
Matthäus Merian the youngerEngraver · PrintsMatthäus Merian (25 March 1621 – 15 February 1687) was a Swiss engraver and portrait painter.
Niklaus ManuelArtist · PaintingsNiklaus Manuel Deutsch (Niklaus Manuel, c. 1484 – 28 April 1530), of Bern, was a Swiss artist, writer, mercenary and Reformed politician.
Salomon GessnerIllustrator · IllustrationSalomon Gessner (1 April 1730 – 2 March 1788) was a Swiss painter, graphic artist, government official, newspaper publisher, and poet, best known in the latter instance for his Idylls.
Théophile SteinlenArtist · SculptureThéophile Alexandre Steinlen (November 10, 1859 – December 13, 1923), was a Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker.
Urs Graf seniorEngraver · PrintsUrs Graf (c. 1485 in Solothurn, Switzerland – possibly before 13 October 1528) was a Swiss Renaissance goldsmith, painter and printmaker (of woodcuts, etchings and engravings), as well as a…
Wolfgang HildesheimerArtist · PaintingsWolfgang Hildesheimer (9 December 1916 – 21 August 1991) was a German author. He originally trained as an artist, before turning to writing.

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