Hans Beat Wieland

Hans Beat Wieland (11 June 1867 – 23 August 1945)[1] was a Swiss painter, best known for his realist paintings of Alpine sceneries.

Wieland was born in Gallusberg, Mörschwil, canton of St. Gallen, but he grew up in Basel.

In 1896/97, he travelled to Spitsbergen to witness the take-off of Salomon Andrée's balloon expedition to the North Pole.

His vividly colored images were acclaimed by critics and became very popular; art prints of his works sold well.

During World War I, Wieland worked as a painter for the Army Museum at Vienna.