Arnold Fiechter

Gustav Arnold Fiechter (born 18 July 1879 in Sissach; died 5 April 1943 in Basel) was a Swiss painter and teacher at the trade school in Basel.

[1] Arnold Fiechter grew up with his sister Elise (1875–1962) in Sissach.

His mother dies in 1891, and his father, Arnold Fiechter-Niederhauser, married the widow Elisabeth Schneider.

He then studied at the Basel vocational school under Fritz Schider.

At 20 years old, Arnold Fiechter was able to exhibit his watercolors at the Kunsthalle Basel.