Claude Sandoz (born 14 March 1946)[1] is a Swiss visual artist. He has worked in painting, drawing, mural painting, stained glass, graphics, public art, watercolor, and printmaking.[1]

Claude Sandoz
Born (1946-03-14) 14 March 1946 (age 78)
Zürich, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
EducationSchool of Design Bern and Biel, School of Arts and Crafts Bielefeld
Known forpainting, murals, public art
StyleVisual

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Claude Sandoz was born in 1946 in Zürich, Switzerland.[2][3] He attended the School of Design Bern and Biel [de] (German: Schule für Gestaltung Bern und Biel); and the School of Arts and Crafts Bielefeld [de] (German: Handwerker- und Kunstgewerbeschule Bielefeld) from 1964 to 1966.[1][2] Sandoz was a student of Max von Mühlenen.[3] He continued his studies in Rome and Amsterdam.[3]

In 1983, he was awarded the Manor Cultural Prize in the Canton of Lucerne.[4]

His work is in museum collections, including part of the British Museum,[5] Migros Museum of Contemporary Art,[6] and the Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen [de].[7]

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  1. ^ a b c Beglinger, Annakatharina (1998). "Sandoz, Claude". SIKART Lexikon zur Kunst in der Schweiz (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  2. ^ a b Gottardo, Banca del (1992). Jeune art suisse, 1960-1990: collection de la Banque du Gothard (in French). Benteli. p. 286. ISBN 978-3-7165-0813-8.
  3. ^ a b c "Sandoz, Claude". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-989991-3.
  4. ^ "Erster Manor-Preis Kanton Bern in Biel 2009". annelisezwez.ch. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  5. ^ "Claude Sandoz". British Museum. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  6. ^ "Claude Sandoz". Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  7. ^ "claude sandoz". emuseum.ch.