Influential artist Taeuber-Arp died on this day

Sophie Taeuber-Arp on the old CHF50 note — Sophie Taeuber-Arp was for a long time featured on the CHF50 note Keystone

Sophie Taeuber-Arp, the long-neglected pioneer of modernism, died on this day from carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty stove 75 years ago.

This content was published on January 13, 2018 - 08:00

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L’influente Sophie Taeuber-Arp moriva 75 anni fa

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Influential artist Taeuber-Arp died on this day