Gruyères

Auguste Baud-Bovy1866

Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland

In Gruyères Castle, the extended Bovy family lived in a social utopian 'colony' inspired by Charles Fournier. In 1868 Auguste Baud married the daughter Zoé Bovy and from then on called himself 'Baud-Bovy'.

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Title: Gruyères
Creator: Auguste Baud-Bovy
Creator Lifespan: 1848 – 1899
Creator Death Place: Davos, Switzerland
Creator Birth Place: Geneva, Switzerland
Date Created: 1866
Physical Dimensions: 33 x 50 cm
Type: painting
External Link: Kunsthaus Zürich, Online Collection
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original title: Gruyères
Inventory number: 2120
Credit line: Kunsthaus Zürich, Donated by Daniel Baud-Bovy, 1930

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Gruyères Oil paint Switzerland