
1866โ1926 ยท Swiss/French ยท 30 artworks
artist bio
Carlos Schwabe was a Swiss Symbolist painter and printmaker who later naturalized as French. His work often explored themes of death, despair, and the ideal, rendered in a distinctive Art Nouveau style characterized by flowing lines and ethereal figures.
what you'll learn
Studying Schwabe's work allows students to explore the fusion of Symbolist themes with Art Nouveau aesthetics, focusing on how line, color, and composition can convey complex emotional and allegorical narratives.
related: Gustave Moreau, Odilon Redon, Fernand Khnopff

Benediction
1900

Destruction
1900

Study for the Wave
1907

Evening bells
1895

Revolte
1900

Tonneau
1900

Don Juan
1900

Femmes damnees
1900

Femme Au Berceau Parmi Les Fleurs

Fate
1894

Hymne
1900

Death Day
1890

Vierge Aux Colombes

Vierge aux lys

The Faun
1923

Medusa
1895

Angel of Hope
1895

La Vierge Aux Lys
1899

Crepuscule
1900

Death and the Grave Digger

Motherhood
1920

Elysian Fields

Mort
1900

Femme drapee

Lotte
1908

Woman With Lyre
1908

Remords
1900

The Wave
1907

Interior Silence
1908

Sadness
1893