Aimé Barraud (1902–1954) was a Swiss painter, remembered as part of the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) movement which emerged after the war.
The seven recorded children of the Barraud family (six sons and a daughter) were born at La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel at the turn of the twentieth century.
Barraud's parents, as well as his maternal grandfather, specialised in engraving, creating decorations for the metal housings of Pocket watches.
A high level of precision in their decorative engraving was important to the family, and at an early age the sons attended evening classes at the local specialist school of applied craftsmanship.
Applying precision and clear uncomplicated colours he achieved a high level of realism.