Mountains in Leysin. Study for “Leysin (Le Chamossaire)”, 14th May 1913

After leaving the Wiener Werkstätte in 1907, Koloman Moser (1868–1918) focused once more on painting, with landscapes among his preferred themes. Between 1907 and 1916 he executed numerous landscape paintings, for instance Wolfgangsee, Wolfgangsee with High Horizon, Wolfgangsee with Low Horizon and Cloud Study. In March 1913, Moser, his wife Editha (1883–1969) and their two sons traveled to Switzerland, in order to take their youngest son to a climatic health resort in Leysin. The painting showing the mountain [Le Chamossaire](/en/object/ 170), as well as the accompanying Study for “Leysin (Le Chamossaire)”, were created during their stay in the canton of Vaud. Several days after his arrival in Leysin, Moser left in April 1913 for Geneva to visit Ferdinand Hodler (1853–1918). The year 1913 marked a turning point in Moser’s oeuvre; once again he derived strong influences from the figurative oeuvre of the Swiss painter.