Ferdinand Hodler (1853–1918) was a Swiss painter from the 19th century. He painted landscapes and portraits, drawing inspiration from both Gustave Courbet and Paul Gauguin. Eventually he began using the term “Parallelism” to describe his specific brand of Symbolist works which incorporated themes of philosophy, simplification, and repetition.
Paintings by Ferdinand Hodler in Chronological Order:
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| Charlet in Hilterfingen, 1871 | A morning in Interlaken, 1875 | Landscape at the Jonction at Geneva, 1878 |
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| Pastures at the Jonction at Geneva, 1878 | Spanish landscape, 1878 | The bull, 1878 |
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| The Reaper, c.1878 | Self-portrait with stand, 1879 | At the Jonction, c.1880 |
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| Devotion, 1882 | Prayer in the Saint Pierre Cathedral in Geneva, 1882 | Samoëns, c.1882 |
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| The cobbler by the window, 1882 | The netmender, c.1883 | Portrait of Louise Delphine Duchosal, 1885 |
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| Seamstress, 1885 | The Beech Forest, 1885 | The Good Samaritan |
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| Child by the table, 1889 | At the foot of the Petit Saleve, 1890 | At the foot of the Salève, 1890 |
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| The Golden meadow, 1890 | Willow tree by the lake, 1890 | Saleve in autumn, 1891 |
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| Self-portrait in Paris, 1891 | Unemployed, 1891 | The life of Weary, 1892 |
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| At the foot of the Petit Saleve, 1893 | Landscape with two small trees, c.1893 | Maggia Delta before sunrise, 1893 |
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| What are flowers saing, 1893 | Worship, c.1893 | Portrait of Berthe Jacques, 1894 |
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| Lake Geneva on the evening in Chexbres, 1895 | The Halberdier, 1895 | Compositional study to retreat from Marignano, c.1897 |
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| Portrait of Madame de R., 1898 | The Gantrisch, 1898 | Emotion, 1900 |
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| Spring, 1901 | Forest with a mountain stream, 1902 | The Consecrated One, 1903 |
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| View of the Horn of Fromberg from Reichenbach, 1903 | Lake Geneva from Chexbres, 1904 | Lake Thun from Lessig, 1904 |
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| Thun, Stockhornkette, 1904 | Cherry Tree in Bloom, 1905 | View of Lake Leman from Chexbres, 1905 |
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| The Grammont, 1906 | Transfiguration, c.1906 | Tree on the Lake of Brienz near Bödeli, 1906 |
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| The fall in Silvaplana, 1907 | Cavalryman striding a horse, 1908 | Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau in Moonlight, 1908 |
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| Jena Students Depart for the War of Liberation, 1813, 1908 | Jenenser Student, 1908 | Landscape with of rhythm, 1908 |
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| Rhythmic landscape on Lake Geneva, 1908 | The German students in the War of Liberation of 1813, 1908 | The German students in the War of Liberation of 1813, 1908 |
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| Schynige plate, 1909 | The working mower, 1909 | Ahasver, 1910 |
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| Giulia Leonardi, 1910 | Hilly Landscape with Ravens, in the Bernese Oberland, 1910 | Niesen, 1910 |
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| Portrait of Giulia Leonardi, 1910 | The Woodman, 1910 | Lake Geneva in Chexbres, 1911 |
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| Portrait of Willy Russ, 1911 | Studies of self-portrait, 1911 | The Lake, 1911 |
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| The Monk with clouds, 1911 | Unity, 1911 | Woman in Ecstasy, 1911 |
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| From Le Grand Muveran Villars, 1912 | Grand Muveran, 1912 | Portrait of Gertrud Mueller, c.1912 |
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| Self portrait, 1912 | Swearing from behind, c.1912 | Swearing to the right, c.1912 |
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| Swearing to the right, c.1912 | The Orator, c.1912 | Thun, Stockhornkette, evening, c.1912 |
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| Thun, Stockhornkette, in clouds, c.1912 | Wetterhorn, c.1912 | Landscape near Champery, 1913 |
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| Unity, c.1913 | Valentine Gode Darel, with disheveled hair, 1913 | Lake Geneva with six swans, 1914 |
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| Self-portrait with roses, 1914 | The Monk, 1914 | Valentine Gode Darel in hospital bed, 1914 |
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| Montanasee, 1915 | Peaks in the morning, 1915 | Portrait of General Ulrich Wille, 1915 |
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| Portrait of James Vibert, 1915 | The river Aare in Solothurn, 1915 | Weisshorn of Montana, 1915 |
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| Mountain stream near Champéry, 1916 | Portrait of General Ulrich Wille, 1916 | Portrait of Georges Navazza, 1916 |
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| Portrait study to “Look into the infinity”, 1916 | Self portrait, 1916 | Study of self-portrait, 1916 |
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| Study of self-portrait, 1916 | Dents du Midi in Clouds, 1917 | Landscape at Caux with increasing clouds, 1917 |
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| Sunset on Lake Geneva from the Caux, 1917 | Lake Geneva with Mont Blanc at dawn, 1918 | Lake Geneva with Mont Blanc before sunrise, 1918 |
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| A Troubled Soul | A View of Lake Brienz from Bodeli | Adoration |
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| Floraison | Joyous Woman | Jungfrau and Silverhorn, as Seen from Murren |
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| Lake Thun with Stockhornkette in Winter | Mother and Child | Portrait of Gertrud Muller |
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| Portrait of Helene Weigle | Portrait of Miss Lina Kyburz | Reading-man |
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| Silence of the Evening | The Angry One | The Convalescent |
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| The Dying Valentine Gode-Darel | The student (Self-portrait) | View into Infinity |