Léo-Paul Robert

Léo-Paul Samuel Robert (19 March 1851 - 10 September 1923), also known as Paul Robert, was a Swiss painter, known for his depictions of birds and other wildlife.

Early life

Paul Robert was born in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, on 19 March 1851, to , who, like his brother Louis Léopold Robert was a painter.

Paul trained under his father, and then, in 1869, at the Munich Academy of Arts.

From 1886 to 1894, he was responsible for the decoration of the staircase at the (now the ),

He illustrated an edition of Jeremias Gotthelf's 1842 book The Black Spider.

Robert was also ordained as a minister in the protestant tradition. including hundreds by Paul, and others by the rest of his family.

The street in Biel/Bienne is named in his honour.

Gallery

Works illustrated