Louis Moilliet (October 6, 1880 – August 24, 1962) was an artist from
Switzerland
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who was noted as a
painter and
stained glass
Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...
designer.
[Chilvers, Ian, text from The Oxford Dictionary of Art (2004) on encyclopedia.com websit]
"Moilliet, Louis"
Retrieved 19 February 2009. He was lifelong friends with fellow artists
Paul Klee
Paul Klee (; 18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. Klee was a natural draftsman who experimented ...
and
August Macke, spending time painting and traveling with them in
Tunisia
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1914 and introducing Klee into the group
Der Blaue Reiter
''Der Blaue Reiter'' (The Blue Rider) is a designation by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc for their exhibition and publication activities, in which both artists acted as sole editors in the almanac of the same name, first published in mid-May ...
(The Blue Rider) earlier in 1911. His expressionist painting style was closely connected with that of the
Orphism movement. One of his more popular works is titled "In The Circus".
References
* Chilvers, Ian (2004), text from The Oxford Dictionary of Art on encyclopedia.com website "Moilliet, Louis", Retrieved 11 February 2011.
External links
Louis Moilliet - official website
1880 births
1962 deaths
Swiss stained glass artists and manufacturers
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