This Swiss artist lived and died in an asylum, but what did he suffer from?
2006-11-13 06:21:32 · 2 answers · asked by garfet 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
I think he lived (and died) a little too early for a correct and detailed diagnosis of his mental illness to have been recorded.
The biographies I have accessed for him go no further than saying he was mentally ill, insane or suffered from a psychosis.
Sorry I can't be more help.
2006-11-13 06:36:35 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The main problem was his family, he just wanted to drop out of the rat race, live as a gardener - traveller. But they shipped him into a old age peoples home at Ballaigues, where he was driven to dispair over 19 years. His eyesight and hands were a problem in his later life, but he was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia.
2006-11-13 08:18:42 · answer #2 · answered by DAVID C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋