Cuno Amiet (28 March 1868 – 6 July 1961)

Cuno Amiet was a Swiss Expressionist painter. He was inspired by some of van Gogh's and Gauguin's work when he attended the Pont-Aven school in France. Amiet was inspired by their use of color. Thus, he got very excited about color and learned to use it freely and for his own happiness. He was taught by artist Ferdinand Hodler for a period of time and was inspired by his use of figures. Later on, Amiet adapted a more free use of color after being inspired by the Fauvist artists. He put color use above form.