Werner Otto Leuenberger (W.O.L.) (

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, 21 December 1932 –

, 11 April 2009) was a Swiss

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicat ...

graphic artist A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography, or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, p ...

and

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

. He lived and worked in Bern. ''He is famous for his quote: "Ich nehme alles auf, ich eliminiere nichts, all das geht unter die Haut – und dann muss ich es malen"'' (I absorb all, I eliminate nothing, everything goes under my skin – and then I have to paint)

Books

AA.VV., ''W.O.L. – Werner Otto Leuenberger'', Benteli Verlag,

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leuenberger, Werner Otto 1932 births 20th-century Swiss painters Swiss male painters 21st-century Swiss painters 21st-century Swiss male artists 2009 deaths 20th-century Swiss male artists