Beatus Zumstein

August 2, 1927 (Berne) - October 1, 1982 (Péry)

Also known as: Beat Jean Zumstein

Beat Zumstein in his Studio
Paozst, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Swiss artist Béatus (Beat) Zumstein was born in Bern on August 2, 1927.  Like many artists of his generation, he studied at School of Applied Arts in Bern,  soon afterwards moved to Paris.  He worked in solitude, following his own path and absorbing a variety of influences ranging from Expressionism to neo-cubism, tachisme and geometric abstraction.  His woodblock engravings made in the 1950s show the influence of Gauguin and Edvard Munch.

For more see the website created by the artist’s family and friends