Otto Tschumi
Born1904
Died18 February 1985(1985-02-18) (aged 80)
Bern, Switzerland
Nationality  Switzerland
MovementSurrealism
SpouseBeatrice Tschumi (née Gutekunst)

Otto Tschumi (born 1904; (ambigious) died 18 February 1985 in Bern)[1] was a Swiss painter, considered one of the most important Swiss surrealists.

Biography

Born to a cabman and a seamstress, Tschumi grew up in modest circumstances in Bern and attended school there.[1] He worked in Nancy, Switzerland as a lithographer but was also able to earn his living as a graphic artist, posters stamps.[1] Originally self-taught, after entering an art trade school, with additional guidance from Ernst Link, he began to refine his style as a painter in the 1920s. In 1933 he married the dancer Beatrice Gutekunst, with whom he stayed until the end of his life. From 1936 to 1940, after a short six month stunt in London with his wife, he lived in Paris with Beatrice. Tschumi kept in contact with other prominent surrealists, including: Max Ernst, Jean (Hans) Arp & Alberto Giacometti, throughout his life in Paris.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Otto Tschumi - SKETCHLINE". thesketchline.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.


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