"Oskar Wilhelm Lüthy (26 June 1882 – 1 October 1945) was a Swiss painter of still lifes, landscapes and religious art. He co-founded Der Moderne Bund ("The Modern Covenant"), a group of Swiss modernist artists.
Lüthy briefly studied architecture at the Berne School of Applied Arts. From 1903 to 1907 he lived in the Valais, where he painted pictures of mountain landscapes en plein air. After his stay in Valais, he took private painting classes with Hans Lietzmann in Munich, where he came into contact with religious art.
In 1911 he co-founded the artist group Der Moderne Bund in Weggis with sculptor Jean Arp and painter Walter Helbig. They aimed to bring the avant-garde to a wider audience and "sought expression of their personalities in the realm of Expressionism". Paul Klee, Wilhelm Gimmi and Hermann Huber joined the group soon after." - (en.wikipedia.org 08.03.2022)
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