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Cuno Amiet — La Récolte des pommes, sgraffito de la façade du Kunstmuseum Bern
Image creditsCuno Amiet · La Récolte des pommes, 1936 · Kunstmuseum Bern · Photographie Andreas Praefcke / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

Cuno Amiet — « La Récolte des pommes, sgraffito de la façade du Kunstmuseum Bern ». Another work by the artist, chosen as a visual connection to the story.

Cuno Amiet · La Récolte des pommes, 1936 · Kunstmuseum Bern · Photographie Andreas Praefcke / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

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Cuno Amiet · 5 min read

The harvest where everything turns red

In 1912, Amiet brought three women and fruit together in an almost entirely red range. The harvest held in Solothurn transforms rural work into an exercise in colour of great intensity.

Cuno Amiet — Skifahrer — Skieurs
Image creditsCuno Amiet · Skifahrer — Skieurs · Image : Auktionshaus Zofingen

Cuno Amiet — « Skifahrer — Skieurs ». A work by the artist, selected for its visual connection to the story.

Cuno Amiet · Skifahrer — Skieurs · Image : Auktionshaus Zofingen

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Cuno Amiet · 5 min read

A skier small enough to make the whole winter grow

Amiet’s Great Winter gives snow an immense surface. In this 1904 painting, a dark skier and his track are enough to transform the whites into a space the gaze must cross.