Fondation Pierre Aubert

 

  

Founded in 1997 in memory of the Vaudois engraver and painter Pierre Aubert (1910–1987), the Fondation Pierre Aubert preserves a collection of over a thousand prints. Deposited in 1997 at the Cantonal Cabinet of Prints, this collection entrusted by the foundation was documented in 2007 with the publication of the catalogue raisonné of prints, along with various supplementary publications.

 

A leading figure in 20th-century Swiss printmaking, Pierre Aubert made woodcut his preferred technique. This relief-cut process produces striking contrasts and gives his work great expressive power. Seeking to convey his own vision of the world through a highly personal style, Aubert created over the years an impressive series of Swiss and Parisian landscapes. These views particularly reflect his admiration for the plant kingdom, as well as his deep attachment to his homeland between Romainmôtier and the Vallée de Joux. The artist’s handwritten archives have been deposited at the Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne since 2014. The remaining archives (original matrices, drawings, sketchbooks, and various documents) are preserved by the Fondation Pierre Aubert in Romainmôtier.

 

 

President: Philippe Kaenel

Curator: Lorena Ehrbar