Created in 1955 for the Church of Christ-Roi in Fribourg and composed of 14 tempera panels on a gold background, Armand Niquille’s famous Stations of the Cross seduced Father Antoine de Roquefeuil, the  priest of the Church of St. Paul in Étouvie in Amiens (F). He wished to offer his faithful a copy of the […]

The Armand Niquille Foundation is preparing a new exhibition bringing around the Fribourg artist together three other Swiss artists, also active in the second half of the 20th century. This collective exhibition entitled URBANITÉS aims to bring together Niquille’s view of the city with that of the painter from Geneva Dominique Appia (1926-2017), the painter […]

To accompany the recognition given to the artist, who is now present in the heart of his city with an esplanade named after him, the foundation has published a richly illustrated book written by fifteen very different authors: former students, for example, through deliberately short and light texts, reveal memories and anecdotes tinged with humour […]

On 24 September 2022, in the presence of the authorities of the City and State of Fribourg, the Esplanade Armand-Niquille was inaugurated. The many people present at this event discovered the bronze commemorative plaque that the foundation commissioned from the artist Marc Monteleone, an admirer and great connoisseur of Niquille’s work. It shows a portrait […]

In 1992, journalist Pierre Gremaud, with his subtile and delicate pen, made in La Gruyère a touching portrait of Armand Niquille who was then celebrating his 80th birthday. That year, the Musée d’art et d’histoire of Fribourg devoted an important retrospective exhibition to the artist, at the same time as the book “Le Veilleur de […]

On the occasion of the workshop “Succession of Artists” organized by the Swiss Institute for the Study of Art (SIK-ISEA) and the Art and History Museum of Fribourg as part of its exhibition “Living Memories. Contemporary creation and heritage”, the Armand Niquille Foundation is pleased to present the activities and projects it develops to promote […]

At the center of the exhibition Au café. Un soif de société presently on display at the Musée d’art et d’histoire de Fribourg, the visitor will be able to view in an exceptional setting the painting by the artist titled “Babylone la grande prostituée et la Bête aux sept têtes” (1944).   Do not miss […]

Fribourg aux derniers temps d’hiver, 1991, 110 x 115 cm, oil on canvas In order to complete the information for the catalogue raisonné, the Armand Niquille Foundation is looking for the current owners of certain paintings already recorded and photographed, such as this view of Fribourg dating from 1991. The Foundation is grateful to its […]

The Armand Niquille Foundation, mandated to converse and make known the artist, Armand Niquille, has undertaken the task of establishing a catalogue raisonné of the artist’s oeuvre.   This scientific work aims to catalog the entire work of the artist.  The Foundation Armand Niquille requests all owners of his paintings to contact them in order […]

In the last few months an important number of paintings hitherto unknown have come to our attention. The total thus far numbers 870 paintings.  Take the time to discover these new works by consulting the pages under the heading OEUVRES, where they are listed chronologically or by subject matter or key words in the title. […]

Swiss Catholic media have made a film about Armand Niquille and his religious paintings. The journalist Grégory Roth has produced a work titled “Armand Niquille, l’artisan au pied de la croix (Armand Niquille, Artisan at the Foot of the Cross) that gives life to the artist and to the believer, and makes us rediscover, through […]

The Armand Niquille Foundation wishes to pay tribute to its recently deceased member, Emmanuel Schmutz, who formerly held the position of assistant director and manager of audio-visual patrimony and cultural activities at the Cantonal and University Library of Fribourg. Mr. Schmutz died after a long illness, which he endured with great courage. He was prominent […]