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Moilliet, Louis
Moilliet, Louis (1880–1962). Swiss painter and designer of stained glass. He was born in Berne, where he was a schoolfriend of Paul Klee, and studied in Worpswede, Weimar, and Stuttgart. In 1911 he introduced Klee to the Blaue Reiter circle, and in 1914 he visited Tunisia with Klee and Macke. He spent the First World War in Switzerland, after which he travelled extensively, especially in the Mediterranean. As a painter he worked mainly in watercolour in a style influenced by Orphism. The same feeling for colour comes out in the stained-glass windows he designed for Swiss churches, notably the Lucaskirche at Lucerne (1934–6) and the Zwinglikirche at Winterthur (1943–4). His work is well represented in Swiss museums.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Moilliet, Louis." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Moilliet, Louis." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-MoillietLouis.html IAN CHILVERS. "Moilliet, Louis." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-MoillietLouis.html |
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Moilliet, Louis
Moilliet, Louis (b Berne, 6 Oct. 1880; d Vevey, 24 Aug. 1962). Swiss painter and designer of stained glass. In 1911 he introduced Klee (a friend since schooldays) to the Blaue Reiter circle, and in 1914 he visited Tunisia with Klee and Macke. After the First World War he travelled extensively, especially in the Mediterranean. As a painter he worked mainly in watercolour in a style influenced by Orphism. The same feeling for colour comes out in the stained-glass windows he designed for Swiss churches, notably the Lucaskirche at Lucerne (1934–6) and the Zwinglikirche at Winterthur (1943–4).
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IAN CHILVERS. "Moilliet, Louis." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Moilliet, Louis." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-MoillietLouis.html IAN CHILVERS. "Moilliet, Louis." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-MoillietLouis.html |
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Moilliet, Louis
Moilliet, Louis (1880–1962). Swiss painter and designer of stained glass. In 1911 he introduced Klee (a friend since schooldays) to the Blaue Reiter circle, and in 1914 he visited Tunisia with Klee and Macke. After the First World War he travelled extensively, especially in the Mediterranean. As a painter he worked mainly in watercolour in a style influenced by Orphism. The same feeling for colour comes out in the stained glass windows he designed for Swiss churches, notably the Lucaskirche at Lucerne (1934–6) and the Zwinglikirche at Winterthur (1943–4).
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IAN CHILVERS. "Moilliet, Louis." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Moilliet, Louis." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-MoillietLouis.html IAN CHILVERS. "Moilliet, Louis." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-MoillietLouis.html |
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