Allianz was a group of Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 artists which formed in 1937.

The Allianz group advocated the concrete art theories of Max Bill

Max Bill

Max Bill was a Swiss architect, artist, painter, typeface designer, industrial designer and graphic designer.Bill was born in Winterthur...

 with more emphasis on color than their Constructivist

Constructivism (art)

Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919, which was a rejection of the idea of autonomous art. The movement was in favour of art as a practice for social purposes. Constructivism had a great effect on modern art movements of the 20th...

 counterparts.

Their first group exhibition, Neue Kunst in der Schweiz was held in Basil, Ksthalle in 1938, and was followed by a second at the Kunsthaus in Zürich in 1942. Further shows were held at the Galerie des Eaux Vives in Zürich, starting with two in 1944.

The Almanach Neuer Kunst in der Schweiz, published by the group in 1940, showed reproductions of their works with those of artists such as Paul Klee

Paul Klee

Paul Klee was born in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, and is considered both a German and a Swiss painter. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. He was, as well, a student of orientalism...

, Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier

Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...

 and Kurt Seligmann

Kurt Seligmann

Kurt Seligmann was a Swiss-American Surrealist painter and engraver. He was known for his fantastic imagery of medieval troubadors and knights engaged in macabre rituals and inspired partially by the carnival held annually in his native Basel, Switzerland.He was born Kurt Leopold Seligmann in...

. The publication included texts by Bill, Leuppi, Le Corbusier, Seligmann, Sigfried Giedion

Sigfried Giedion

Sigfried Giedion was a Bohemia-born Swiss historian and critic of architecture....

 and others.

Allianz exhibitions continued into the 1950s.

Allianz artists

• Max Bill
  Max Bill
  Max Bill was a Swiss architect, artist, painter, typeface designer, industrial designer and graphic designer.Bill was born in Winterthur...
  
  
• Walter Bodmer
• Robert A. Gessner
• Camille Graeser
  Camille Graeser
  Camille Graeser was a Swiss painter.-References:*This article was initially translated from the German Wikipedia....
  
  
• Fritz Glarner
  Fritz Glarner
  Fritz Glarner was a Swiss painter.-References:*This article was initially translated from the German Wikipedia....
  
  
• Max Huber
• Leo Leuppi
  Leo Leuppi
  Leo Leuppi was a Swiss painter.-References:*This article was initially translated from the German Wikipedia....
  
  
• Richard Paul Lohse
  Richard Paul Lohse
  Richard Paul Lohse was a Swiss painter and graphic artist and one of the main representatives of the concrete and constructive art....
  
  
• Verena Loewensberg
  Verena Loewensberg
  Verena Loewensberg was a Swiss painter.-References:*This article was initially translated from the German Wikipedia....