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Albert Lindegger

1904 – 1991

Swiss painter and illustrator

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Lived 1904 – 1991 (aged 87). Albert Lindegger was a Swiss painter, sculptor, illustrator, caricaturist and artist.

Albert Lindegger or Lindi (14 September 1904 – 14 October 1991) was a Swiss painter and illustrator. He is best known as a political satirist.

Biography Born in Bern, he studied art in Paris, at the Académie André Lhote. In 1934 he adopted the artist name "Lindi", and exhibited in the Kunsthalle Bern. By the 1930s he had established himself as a caricaturist, and travelled widely through Europe, visiting Spain and Turkey, as well as Madagascar and countries in Northern Africa.

After the war he continued to contribute illustrations to magazines, and worked for the publications Die Weltwoche in Basel and National-Zeitung and Der Bund in Bern. and erotic drawings of high artistic value, frequently as illustrations to self-written books. In addition to this he was also a filmmaker, and had to his credit the movies Flug in den Hoggar (1948) and Madagaskar (1951).

Lindegger married Marianne Murkowsky in 1906. Together they had the sons Marc Albert in 1962, and Renè in 1965, who died in an accident in 1984. Albert Lindegger died at the hospital San Giovanni in Bellinzona in 1991.

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Who was Albert Lindegger?

Swiss painter and illustrator (1904-1991)

When was Albert Lindegger born?

Albert Lindegger was born on 14 September 1904 in Bern.

When did Albert Lindegger die?

Albert Lindegger died on 14 October 1991 in Bellinzona.

What was Albert Lindegger's occupation?

Albert Lindegger was a painter, sculptor, illustrator, caricaturist and artist.

What nationality was Albert Lindegger?

Albert Lindegger was Swiss.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Albert Lindegger

· Wikidata: Q4710733

· DBpedia: Albert Lindegger

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