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Theo Eble

Theo Eble or Théo Eblé (1 June 1899 –2 May 1974) was a Swiss painter, graphic designer and drafter. Elbe was educated at the Gewerbeschule Basel , a Kunstgewerbeschule in Basel, from 1915 –1920 From 1922 –1925 Elbe studied at the Academy of Arts in Berlin, where he was a student of Karl Hofer. According to the Jean Tinguely, Eble also studied at Bauhaus. In 1925 Eble married the Swiss painter Julia Ris,a fellow classmate at the Academy of Fine Arts, and moved with Ris to Basel. From 1931– 1967 Basel taught drawing and graphic design at Gewerbeschule Basel. Eble's students included , Jean Tinguely, Beatrice Afflerbach and the graphic designer Rudi Meyer (1943-). Eble was one of the founding members of Gruppe 33, an anti-fascist artist association in Basel.

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Theo Eble or Théo Eblé (1 June 1899 –2 May 1974) was a Swiss painter, graphic designer and drafter. Elbe was educated at the Gewerbeschule Basel , a Kunstgewerbeschule in Basel, from 1915 –1920 From 1922 –1925 Elbe studied at the Academy of Arts in Berlin, where he was a student of Karl Hofer. According to the Jean Tinguely, Eble also studied at Bauhaus. In 1925 Eble married the Swiss painter Julia Ris,a fellow classmate at the Academy of Fine Arts, and moved with Ris to Basel. From 1931– 1967 Basel taught drawing and graphic design at Gewerbeschule Basel. Eble's students included , Jean Tinguely, Beatrice Afflerbach and the graphic designer Rudi Meyer (1943-). Eble was one of the founding members of Gruppe 33, an anti-fascist artist association in Basel.

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