Painter. He was a Swiss painter, who gained recognition from his murals in churches and various public facilities. His murals can be seen in the University of Zurich and St. Paul's Church in Basel. Using his trademark palette of dark colors, he initially focused on portraits and landscapes. He was also noted for his stained-glass pieces. Born the son of a minister, he studied art under private lessons after failing the entrance exam for the Academy of Fine Arts at Munich. Continuing to study art, he traveled to Rome, where he adapted the dark colors, and then to Paris and Germany. He was one of the first members of the Association of German Artists, which was founded in 1903. He held exhibitions in 1923 in Basel and in 1925 in Venice. In 1913, he became a professor in the Art Academy in Stuttgart, serving as the facility's director from 1919 to 1921. He taught the composition class until 1939. In 1937, the Nazi Party had declared his work, as well as other artists, "degenerated art" and at that point, several of his paintings were confiscated and destroyed. With the changing political environment in Germany, he returned to Zurich in 1939. His style is expressionist and often addresses the theme of politics or social injustices. His 1942 oil-on-canvas painting, "Furies of War," shows three Roman mythology goddesses of vengeance over a ruined city of World War II. Upon returning to Switzerland, he created his 1941 mural, "Judgement Day" at the Friedhof Am Hoernli, the cemetery at Hoernli, which gained him much recognition as well as the series of murals, "Crucifixion of Christ," at the State Archives in Basel. Besides his own portrait, he painted portraits of German governmental officials, musicians, authors and other prominent people. Since many of his earlier paintings were destroyed by the Nazi Party's "degenerated art" agenda and his murals are stationary, his pieces are not readily seen at auction. His 1943 oil-on-cardboard, "Hikers Resting" sold at auction in 1994 for $3,000. He is buried with his parents.