Swiss painter of the Belle Époque, Gustave Poetzsch (1870-1950) was born in Neuchâtel where he started to learn painting very young.
Swiss mountains and lakes were the first inspiring influence for the young painter turned to nature.
As he wanted to improve his technique, he went to Paris in 1892 and joined the Julian Academy.
He entered the Fine Art School in 1895 and studied in the class of Gustave Moreau near Henri Matisse, Charles Camoin and Paul de Frick.