Paul Camenisch

Paul Camenisch was a Swiss expressionist painter, architect and illustrator. He was the founding member of the Rot-Blau group and Gruppe 33.

Biography

In 1912–16, he studied architecture at ETH Zurich under Karl Moser.
He was influenced by the German expressionist painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. In 1924, Camenisch founded the "Rot-Blau" expressionist group with Albert Müller and Hermann Scherer.
Two of his works are in the Museo Cantonale d'Arte in Lugano.