Axel Eggler
Born in 1901.
Died in 1977.
Axel Eggler is a painter whose artistic career began in 1931. He spent his youth in Saint Petersburg from 1902 to 1914, before residing temporarily in Basel. From 1920 onwards, he settled in Geneva.
In 1941, he was conscripted into the German army and found himself in captivity in Russia. After the war, he returned to Basel in 1954, where he began exhibiting his works. His career bears witness to a life marked by movements and interruptions, reflecting the turmoil of his time.