Ferdinand Hodler

Hodler builds rhythmic, symmetrical compositions of figures and Alpine landscapes with bold outlines (his "parallelism"). Look for repeated poses, clear flat colour, and monumental, ordered calm.

Ferdinand Hodler (1853–1918) was a painter from Switzerland, associated with Symbolism.

A late-19th-century movement of dreams, myth, and inner emotion expressed through suggestive, evocative imagery. Symbolism →

More Symbolism painters: Gustav Klimt, Edvard Munch, Gustave Moreau, Harald Sohlberg.