Werner Andermatt
Swiss artist
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| Intro | Swiss artist | |||
| Places | Switzerland | |||
| was | Painter | |||
| Work field | Arts | |||
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| Birth | 28 July 1916, Zug, Switzerland | |||
| Death | 29 May 2013 (aged 96 years) | |||
| Star sign | Leo | |||
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Biography
Werner Andermatt (28 July 1916 in Zug – 29 May 2013) was a Swiss painter.
In 1935-38, he graduated from the Kunstgewerbeschule, Lucerne, (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts), trained as a teacher of drawing and graphic arts. He studied in Paris at (Académie de la Grande Chaumière), and Zurich (Academy Wabel). In 1938-48, he worked as a graphic artist and book designer. In 1948, he began as a teacher of figure drawing and graphic arts at the Kunstgewerbeschule Luzern, and in 1950-81, he was Director.
He lived in Lucerne, had been married for 40 years, and had four sons and one daughter. He was a member of the GSMBA (Society of Swiss Painters, Sculptors and Architects), of Central Switzerland.
Awards
- 1986 Culture in central Switzerland
- 1996 Badge of the city of Lucerne