Martin Disler (1 March 1949, Seewen – 27 August 1996,

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) was a

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painter, draughtsman and writer. He is associated with the ''

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'' painting style. Born to a family of gardeners, he was expelled from school in 1968 for disciplinary reasons. He was married to fellow artists Agnes Barmettler and later Irene Grundel. In the 1970s and 1980s, Disler worked extensively in Europe and in the US, gaining international attention alongside artists such as

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and

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. In 1982, he exhibited works at the

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7. His awards include the Bremer Kunstpreis (1985), the ''Preis für junge Schweizer Kunst der Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft'' (1987) and the ''Kunstpreis des Kantons Solothurn'' (1988).

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