Samuele Giovanoli
Born in 1877.
Died in 1941.
Samuele Giovanoli was an artist whose artistic activity began in the 1930s. Alongside his career as a painter, he also worked as a small-scale farmer and ski instructor in the Fextal Valley, in the canton of Graubünden. His work is characterised by imaginary landscapes as well as motifs with religious and philosophical connotations, bearing witness to a particular sensitivity to spiritual themes and nature.
The details of his career remain partly obscure, leaving questions about the development of his style and inspiration open.