Wilhelm Gimmi
Wilhelm Gimmi in his workshop on the Quai d'Anjou in Paris in 1926
Four periods
Wilhelm Gimmi 1886 - 1965
Recognized in the French capital to the point of belonging to the École de Paris, this Zurich native, who had been a Parisian since 1908 and for 32 years, came to settle permanently in Chexbres in 1940.
With the collaboration of the Wilhelm Gimmi Foundation, which is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, L'Atelier De Grandi is pleased to present works by a respected and admired friend of the brothers Italo and Vincent.
12_GIM-0021 Pont-Marie
Parisian period (1908-1940)
Quote from Wilhelm Gimmi
I have never sought to create a clever and easy way for myself, on the contrary.
It's precisely because of this that I don't want to do post-Picasso
post-Matisse post-Renoir
I know what I want and what I'm worth.
Letter to his sister Fanny 1918
19_GIM-048 Brush Self-Portrait
Self-portrait with a brush
Parisian period (1908-1940) taken over at Chexbres around 1950
07_GIM_0010 The workshop
Parisian period (1908-1940)
34_GIM-0605 Study: Nude in the back chair
Study: Nude in the back chair
Parisian period (1908-1940)
11_GIM-0020 Nude to back chair
Parisian period (1908-1940)
37_GIM-1774 The musicians
Pencil, ink and oil paint on paper
Parisian period (1908-1940)
29_GIM-0717 Fernande
Parisian period (1908-1940)
14_GIM-0024 The painter Richard Maguet
The painter Richard Maguet
Period of Chexbres (1940-1965)
27_GIM-1770 Saint-Gervais, Paris
Parisian period (1908-1940)
22_GIM-0069 Cahors
Parisian period (1908-1940)
Quote from Nesto Giacometti
Gimmi's painting slowly reveals itself
because it's just paint.
nothing but paint
A dense and thoughtful paint
a fan of pearly gray
with corollas of blonde irradiations
Sober of measure and probity
it radiates in depth
16_GIM-0028 Les Alpilles (Mont-Gaussier)
Les Alpilles (Mont-Gaussier)
Parisian period (1908-1940)
17_GIM-0029 Still life
Parisian period (1908-1940)
04_GIM-0005 Woman sitting at the book (Fernande)
Woman sitting at the book (Fernande)
Parisian period (1908-1940) taken over at Chexbres around 1961
24_GIM-1126 Nude lying on his back
Parisian period (1908-1940)
10_GIM-0017 Female torso
Parisian period (1908-1940)
26_GIM-1736 Nude of back to mirror
Parisian period (1908-1940)
08_GIM-0012 Standing Nude
Parisian period (1908-1940)
20_GIM-0051 Zinc Woman II
Period of Chexbres (1940-1965)
21_GIM-0053 The Sleeper
Period of Chexbres (1940-1965)
13_GIM-0023 Reclining nude in front of fireplace
Nude lying in front of fireplace
Parisian period (1908-1940)
02_GIM-0003 Ile-de-France (Champagne-sur-Seine)
Ile-de-France (Champagne-sur-Seine)
Parisian period (1908-1940)
06_GIM-0009 The lace-maker (Mother of the artist)
The lace-maker (Mother of the artist)
Parisian period (1908-1940)
03_GIM-0004 Paris City Hall
Parisian period (1908-1940)
05_GIM-0006 Portrait of a young woman (Fernande) with blue dress
Fernande in the blue dress
01_GIM-0002 Meudon
Parisian period (1908-1940)
33_GIM-0567 Standing Nudes
Parisian period (1908-1940)
15_GIM-0025 Parisian landscape (Montparnasse)
Parisian period (1908-1940)
Nesto Giacometti quote 2
Gimmi didn't let himself learn anything.
He took what he wanted all by himself...
His choice went directly
to the masters chosen by his heart
09_GIM-0013 Self-Portrait
Parisian period (1908-1940)
25_GIM-1733 Still life with bottles
Period of Chexbres (1940-1965)
38_GIM-0989 The copyist at the Louvre
The copyist at the Louvre
Parisian period (1908-1940)
32_GIM-0102 Two women vis-à-vis
Watercolour and graphite pencil on paper
Parisian period (1908-1940)
39_GIM-1478 La Seine
Pen, brown ink, wash, charcoal, blur on paper
Parisian period (1908-1940)
40_GIM-1758 Naked back
Parisian period (1908-1940)
31_GIM-0075 Souillac
Watercolour on graphite pencil on paper
Parisian period (1908-1940)
28_GIM-0900 James Joyce
Period of Chexbres (1940-1965)
23_GIM-0091 Lavaux
Watercolour and graphite pencil on paper
Period of Chexbres (1940-1965)
35_GIM-1474 Lavaux
Period of Chexbres (1940-1965)
30_GIM-0211 Landscape
Period of Chexbres (1940-1965)
Quote from Jacques Laprade
A work by Gimmi
is a personal construction
sentimental and logical
self-evident
modestly
36_GIM-1737 Woman sitting at table
Woman sitting at the table
Parisian period (1908-1940)
18_GIM-0040 Chexbres
Period of Chexbres (1940-1965)
Four periods
The exhibition catalogue is on sale at the museum along with all the works on display and others, as well as the following items:
- A Very Thoughtful Independence by Georges Peillex
- The period of Chexbres by Georges Peillex
- From Sketch to Work by Laurence Rippstein
- Gimmi by Nesto Jacometti
and 4 Focus of works by Christophe Flubacher
