Theo Eble
Theo Eble (* June 1, 1899 in Basel; † May 2, 1974 ibid) was a Swiss painter and graphic artist. He is one of the important representatives of realistic-objective painting in the 1920s and abstract painting after the Second World War.
Theo Eble received his training from 1916 to 1920 at the Allgemeine Gewerbeschule in Basel and from 1922 to 1925 as a master student of Professor Karl Hofer at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin. In 1926 Eble undertook extensive study trips to Italy and France and in 1930 spent almost a whole year painting in Ticino.
From 1931 to 1967, Theo Eble was a drawing teacher at the Allgemeine Gewerbeschule in Basel. In 1933, Eble was a co-founder of the Swiss artists' group "Gruppe 33".
From 1934, he began abstract painting. He had his first solo exhibition in 1939 (together with Paul Camenisch) at the Marguerite Schulthess Gallery in Basel. In 1953 and 1954 he had the first exhibitions of his abstract works in Basel, Zurich, Chur and Glarus. His art received international attention and recognition: Theo Eble had exhibitions in France and the USA, in 1958 he took part in the Venice Biennale and in 1959 in documenta 2 in Kassel. From 1961 to 1963, Eble undertook extended study trips to Greece. Theo Eble died on May 2, 1974 at the age of 74 in his home town of Basel.