Marken Müller
1948 · Lithograph
49 1/2 x 34 15/16" (125.8 x 88.8 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Niklaus Stoecklin
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9
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20
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The Modern Poster
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
1944
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Niklaus Stoecklin was a Swiss painter and graphic designer whose precisely rendered still lifes and figural compositions emerged from New Objectivity and commercial art traditions. Working in oil and tempera from the 1920s through the 1970s, he developed a distinctive jewel-toned palette and meticulous surface detail that conveyed psychological tension beneath apparent clarity. His work bridged fine art and graphic design, establishing him as a defining figure in Swiss modernism of the interwar and postwar periods.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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