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Artists from A-Z Karl Moor

1904–1991
  • Blick ins Kleinbasel (bei der Johanniterbrücke) (um 1984)
    Blick ins Kleinbasel (bei der Johanniterbrücke)
    Artist: Karl Moor Dating: um 1984 Type: Painting Material: Oil on canvas Measures: 65 x 100 cm Acces / purchase date: 1984 Inventory number: 0284 Copyright: © Courtesy Karl Moor estate; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Baustelle (1963)
    Baustelle
    Artist: Karl Moor Dating: 1963 Type: Painting Material: Oil on canvas Measures: 80 x 100 cm Acces / purchase date: 1976 Inventory number: 0279 Copyright: © Courtesy Karl Moor estate; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Auf dem Petersplatz (Basel) (1948)
    Auf dem Petersplatz (Basel)
    Artist: Karl Moor Dating: 1948 Type: Painting Material: Oil on canvas Measures: 150 x 130 cm Acces / purchase date: 1964 Inventory number: 0277 Copyright: © Courtesy Karl Moor estate; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Morgenstraich (Basler Fasnacht) (1983/1984)
    Morgenstraich (Basler Fasnacht)
    Artist: Karl Moor Dating: 1983/1984 Type: Painting Material: Oil on canvas Measures: 145 x 165 cm Acces / purchase date: 1984 Inventory number: 0283 Copyright: © Courtesy Karl Moor estate; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Abendstimmung am St. Johann-Rheinweg (1956)
    Abendstimmung am St. Johann-Rheinweg
    Artist: Karl Moor Dating: 1956 Type: Painting Material: Oil on canvas Measures: 76,5 x 100,5 cm Acces / purchase date: 1960 Inventory number: 0278 Copyright: © Courtesy Karl Moor estate; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Hüninger Kanal (1966)
    Hüninger Kanal
    Artist: Karl Moor Dating: 1966 Type: Painting Material: Oil on canvas Measures: 42 x 71 cm Acces / purchase date: 1966 Inventory number: 0280 Copyright: © Courtesy Karl Moor estate; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Imbergässlein (um 1970/1972)
    Imbergässlein
    Artist: Karl Moor Dating: um 1970/1972 Type: Painting Material: Oil on canvas Measures: 98,6 x 64 cm Acces / purchase date: 1974 Inventory number: 0281 Copyright: © Courtesy Karl Moor estate; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
He found the motifs for his landscape and railway station paintings mainly in the Basel region. He also sketched and watercoloured tirelessly in nearby Alsace and Jura, and then painted the pictures in oil in his studio. He also found numerous motifs in the Swiss mountains, especially in recent decades. In addition, portraits from commissions, representations of his family, acquaintances and self-portraits form an important part of his work. They bear witness to his affection for people and his mastery of capturing not merely the outward appearance but the essence and individuality of the person. His still lifes show simple, even inconspicuous everyday objects. With delicate colouring he succeeded in expressing the beauty and vitality of simple things.



Stylistically he belongs to the 'tonal Basel school', but he was also inspired by Impressionism. He was able to create a quiet harmony and balance in his paintings, often with very impasto application of paint and contouring of forms. True to his style throughout his life, he occupies an unmistakable place in the panorama of Basel painters.

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