Karl Ballmer
Born in 1891.
Died in 1958.
Karl Ballmer was a Swiss artist and writer. His artistic career unfolded from 1922 to 1938 in Hamburg, where he was briefly a member of the Sezession. In 1938, he returned to Switzerland, settling in Lamone in Ticino from 1941 onwards.
His career bears witness to a period of artistic production marked by diverse influences, although the details of his oeuvre are not fully documented. Ballmer’s contributions to painting and literature merit further exploration in the context of his time.
