Artist

Camille Graeser

Portrait of Camille Graeser

Swiss, 1892–1980

Camille Graeser was a Swiss Contemporary Abstract artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Camille Graeser was born in Carouge.

Camille Graeser was a Swiss painter and member of the circle of Zurich Concrete artists. He was born in Switzerland but grew up in Stuttgart, Germany where he became a furniture designer. He took part in major exhibitions by the association Werkbund and in 1927 was invited to create furniture for Mies van der Rohe. In 1933 he fled to Switzerland as a result of the Nazis coming to power. He then became a member of the Swiss artists’ association Allianz.

Collections represented

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