A Swiss Modernist Painter

Cumulus Cloud over Green-Blue Landscape, 1960, watercolour on paper, 41 x 51 cm (R.), 10.5 x 14.9 cm (top right)

Cumulus Cloud over Green-Blue Landscape, 1960

The painting depicts a vibrant landscape scene in which a large, cloud-filled sky dominates the upper part of the picture. The clouds are outlined with bold black contours, giving them a dynamic, sketch-like appearance. Beneath the expansive sky, a bright lake or watercourse stretches across the centre of the composition, lying calmly in the middle of the picture. In the foreground, strong, dark-outlined plant and shrub forms can be seen, rendered in rich greens and browns. The composition feels spontaneous and expressive, characterised by a loose, almost drawing-like brushstroke that lends the landscape an energetic freshness.