Claude Loewer
Born in 1917.
Died in 2006.
Claude Loewer distinguished himself through a versatile practice in which tapestry occupied a privileged place, his work evolving from an initially figurative approach towards geometric abstraction. In 1953, he produced his first tapestry cartoon, a dated milestone in this technical orientation.
On returning to Switzerland in 1940, he attended Léon Perrin’s evening classes at the art school in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
A painter of easel works, Loewer also explored the arts of mural decoration and the techniques of ceramics, mosaic, fresco, marble marquetry and tapestry. He created numerous stage designs and exhibited repeatedly in Europe as well as in Brazil, the United States and Japan.
Among the landmarks of his exhibition history are his participation in the São Paulo Biennial (1951), presentations at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in La Chaux-de-Fonds (1967, 1973), and an exhibition at the Aargauer Kunsthaus in Aarau (1994); a posthumous mention in 2012 is also recorded. A 1993 publication, entitled Claude Loewer. L'évasion calculée.
Travaux 1938 à 1993, includes a catalogue raisonné of the tapestries produced between 1953 and 1974.
The presence of works on the market is documented through sales listings: for example, the gallery notes a signed screenprint numbered 32/100, measuring 46 x 33 cm.
