Alfred Heinrich Pellegrini (1881 - 1958)

Alfred Heinrich Pellegrini

Alfred Heinrich Pellegrini was a Swiss muralist, illustrator and printmaker.

Alfred Pellegrini attended the Allgemeine Gewerbeschule in Basel, then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts with Gabriel von Hackl and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. He lived in Geneva, traveled in Italy and Germany, taught at the School of Applied Arts in Munich from 1914-1917, and was a member of the New Munich Secession.

Alfred Pellegrini was one of the most prolific Swiss muralists of the first half of the twentieth century. He was influenced by Ferdinand Hodler, Paul Gauguin and Edvard Munch. Pelligrini's works include panels and murals, portraits, landscapes and sketches. Most of Pellegrini's frescoes are located in Basel.