Join the monthly Art History Group! 

We will review the life and works of one artist each month, and discuss the movements that they contributed to. No prior knowledge of art history or the artist of the month is necessary. This group meets in-person on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 3 PM. 

The Swiss artist Cuno Amiet (1868 – 1961) was one of the most prolific painters in history. He dedicated himself to his craft for eight decades, creating over four thousand works, one thousand of which were self-portraits. Amiet was a lifelong friend of the great Swiss artist, Giovanni Giacometti, and the two studied together at the Académie Julian in Paris. He was deeply inspired by Paul Cézanne and Vincent van Gogh among others, but he did not ascribe to any one movement and experimented continuously throughout his life.

We will begin by discussing the history of the self-portrait and Divisionism, the movement he is most often associated with, then view Amiet’s vast array of incredible artwork that spans nearly a century.