Marguerite Frey-Surbek and Viktor Surbek

Marguerite Frey-Surbek (1886-1981) was a master of light accents and created paintings characterized by her years of study with Paul Klee and the vibrant Parisian atmosphere at the beginning of the 20th century, featuring subtle airiness and vital color. It becomes clear what a virtuoso painter she was, leaving traces as a sensitive observer as well as an engaged witness of her time. Victor Surbek (1885-1975) came to Paris for further education in 1909 after studying in Munich and Karlsruhe, where he met his future wife. Initially strongly influenced by Ferdinand Hodler, he developed a personal style marked by pronounced flatness and later achieved an impressive lyrical pictorial effect—especially in his landscapes and night scenes. The numerous motifs around Lake Brienz and the many travel themes illustrate the evolution of his work, which was always based on the di.