Ferdinand Hodler
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Portraiture, Landscapes, Figurative subjects Art Work
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Ferdinand Hodler |
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Male |
| Place of Birth: |
Berne, Switzerland |
| Nationality: |
Swiss |
| Birth: |
1853 |
| Death: |
1918 |
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Quick Facts
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Portraiture, Landscapes, Figurative subjects |
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Realism, Impressionism, Symbolist, Art Nouveau, and Expressionism |
| Fine Art Profession(s): |
Painter
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Biography
Hodler's work in his final phase took on an expressionist aspect with strongly colored and geometrical figures. Landscapes were pared down to essentials, sometimes consisting of a jagged wedge of land between water and sky. However, the most famous of Hodler's paintings portray scenes in which characters are engaged in everyday activities.
In 1898, Hodler married Berthe Jacques. In 1914 he condemned the German atrocities conducted using artillery at Rheims. In retaliation for this, German art museums excluded Hodler's work.
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