About Theo Eble
Lived 1899 – 1974 (aged 74). Theo Eble was a Swiss painter.
Theo Eble or Théo Eblé (1 June 1899 –2 May 1974) was a Swiss painter, graphic designer and drafter.
Elbe was educated at the Gewerbeschule Basel , a Kunstgewerbeschule in Basel, from 1915 –1920 According to the Jean Tinguely, Eble also studied at Bauhaus.
In 1925 Eble married the Swiss painter Julia Ris,a fellow classmate at the Academy of Fine Arts, and moved with Ris to Basel. From 1931– 1967 Basel taught drawing and graphic design at Gewerbeschule Basel. Eble's students included , Jean Tinguely, Beatrice Afflerbach and the graphic designer Rudi Meyer (1943-).
Eble was one of the founding members of Gruppe 33, an anti-fascist artist association in Basel. In 1949 Elbe married Helena "Helli" Eble, née Merkle.
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Who was Theo Eble?
Swiss artist (1899-1974)
When was Theo Eble born?
Theo Eble was born on 1 June 1899 in Basel.
When did Theo Eble die?
Theo Eble died on 2 May 1974 in Basel.
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Theo Eble was a painter.
What nationality was Theo Eble?
Theo Eble was Swiss.
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