Ferdinand Hodler
(1853–1918) Motif
Series Provenance Painting
technique
Memory
(1853–1918) Motif
“As soon as he spiritedly swings the axe upwards, there is a moment when it seems to draw his whole body with it; every muscle is taut; it’s as if, following the thrust of the axe upwards, the guy himself wants to shoot up from the ground …” Ferdinand Hodler to his biographer C.A. LoosliSuccessful
Series Provenance Painting
technique
“He is beginning to copy himself, like a monkey.” Cuno Amiet to Giovanni Giacometti, 15.11.1909Style Impact
Memory
Ferdinand Hodler
(1853–1918) Motif
Series Provenance Style
Impact
(1853–1918) Motif
"... there is a moment when it seems to draw his whole body with it; every muscle is taut; it’s as if, following the thrust of the axe upwards, the guy himself wants to shoot up from the ground …” Ferdinand Hodler to his biographer C.A. LoosliSuccessful
Series Provenance Style
“He is beginning to copy himself, like a monkey.” Cuno Amiet to Giovanni Giacometti, 15.11.1909Painting technique
Impact