Swiss painter, traveler, musician and theoretical researcher for music and art. Born on 24-07-1891 in Ollon and died on 10.08.1958in Ollon. After living for many years in Paris, Marcel Amiguet departs on a long journey from 1929 until 1932, travelling through Italy, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey, Cyclades, Syria, Iraq, Persia, Baluchistan and Kasmir, up to Bombay. He traveled in a special service truck designed for that occasion by Renault. During his journey, he painted many landscapes, portraits and city scenes, depicting the local life and traditions. Many of these works were reproduced in his book published in 1934. His paintings can be found today in the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts and Historical Museum of Lausanne. Marcel Amiguet passed through Macedonia in 1929. Examples of some paintings that he made in Macedonia:
- Mixed media entitled: “Macedonian Market Scene with farmers in front of a mosque 1929”, sold by auction house Dobiachofsky Auktionen AG, Bern, CH on 12-Nov-2010 ( lot number 613) for 1300 CHF. (information obtained from artprice.com)
- Oil on Canvas entitled “Market scene in Uskub” on sale by fine art gallery Moinat SA, Switzerland (https://www.moinat.ch/en/paintings/15557-table-ueskub-signed-m-amiguet-1929.html )
