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Andreas Walser
Swiss
1908–1930
About the Artist
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Unknown photographer. Portrait of Andreas Walser in Paris. September 1928. Reproduced in Marco Obrist. Andreas Walser (Chur 1908–1930 Paris): Bilder, Briefe, Texte (Andreas Walser [Chur 1908–1930 Paris]: Artworks, Letters, Texts). Basel: Stroemfeld/Roter Stern, 1994. The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Meeting Points
- Cultural Hubs Paris
Artist Chronology
| April 13, 1908 |
Born
At location: Andreas Walser
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Chur |
| 1925–28 |
His father allows him to set up a studio at home. During this period he often wins prizes in local drawing competitions
At location: Andreas Walser
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Chur |
| 1927 |
Giovanni Giacometti, father of Alberto, invites Walser to meet him at his home after seeing some of Walser's paintings
At location: Andreas Walser
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Zürich |
| Spring 1927–Spring 1928 |
Writes a series of short artist profiles for local newspapers
Contributor: Andreas Walser
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Chur |
| June 24, 1928 |
Meets Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, who would become a friend and mentor
At location: Andreas Walser
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Davos |
| September 1928–March 1930 |
Lives in Paris
At location: Andreas Walser
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Paris |
| December 1928 |
Meets and paints Pablo Picasso
At location: Andreas Walser
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Paris |
| January 1929 |
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner gives Walser a brochure for the Bauhaus; Walser writes in a letter that the Bauhaus "interests me very much"
At location: Andreas Walser
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Paris |
| January 1929 |
Exchanges letters and visits with Jean Cocteau, who becomes a friend and mentor
At location: Andreas Walser
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Paris |
| Spring–Summer 1929 |
Andreas Walser studies photography under Maurice Tabard's direction, with a particular intention of documenting his paintings
According to Walser's letters, Tabard and George Hoyningen-Huene both own paintings by Walser.
At location: Maurice Tabard, Andreas Walser
Affiliated: George Hoyningen-Huene
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Paris |
| Fall 1929 |
Begins making small collages with photographs
These works survive only in photographic documentation.
At location: Andreas Walser
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Paris |
| December 1929 |
Sends four photograms and a short text, "De la Photography de demain," to Variétés; the submission is not printed
Contributor: Andreas Walser
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Paris |
| January–February 1930 |
Receives an invitation from Gertrude Stein to visit her
At location: Andreas Walser
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Corsica Marseille |
| March 19, 1930 |
Dies
The cause of death is likely a drug overdose.
At location: Andreas Walser
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Paris |
