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Failloubaz Samuel
1903-1975, Suisse
Samuel Failloubaz (1903–1975) was born in Vevey, Switzerland. After elementary school, he worked in a range of jobs as a journeyman, an unskilled labourer, and a street hawker. Between 1934 and 1973 he was admitted several times to the psychiatric hospital of Cery-sur-Lausanne. Failloubaz started drawing regularly in about 1940, first on his store of wastepaper or cardboard, and then on handkerchiefs, pillowcases, and pieces of cloth cut from old clothes.
He used graphite and coloured pencil, ballpoint, and felt pens to draw houses, boats, people, animals, flowers, and trees. In 1966 he was put in an old people’s home at Glion, near Montreux, where he stayed for the rest of his life. In the home, he spent his time drawing and going from door to door in the neighbourhood selling his works, along with postcards, toothpaste, and caramels. He also sent drawings to friends by mail. Over thirteen thousand drawings were distributed in this way between 1968 and 1975.
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Architecture (english version)
Architectures, Lausanne/ Milan, Collection de l’Art Brut/ 5 Continents Editions, 2015, "Art Brut, la collection" publication series directed by Sarah Lombardi, 20.5 x 25.5 cms, 168 pages, 142 color plates. Separate French and English versions.
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Architecture
Architectures, Lausanne/ Milan, Collection de l’Art Brut/ 5 Continents Editions, 2015, "Art Brut, la collection" publication series directed by Sarah Lombardi, 20.5 x 25.5 cms, 168 pages, 142 color plates. Separate French and English versions
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The Art Brut Fascicle N°10
The Art Brut Fascicle N°10, 18 x 24 cm, 150 ill. black/white or color, about 160 pp. Since 1964 to 2018. In French. One fascicle CHF 30.-
Price Complete collection, 25 fascicles (N°2 - N°26) : CHF 720.-
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Art Brut Swiss Made (DE)
Swiss Made, l’Art Brut en Suisse, sous la direction de Sarah Lombardi, Collection de l’Art Brut (Lausanne), 2018, disponible en Français, allemand, anglais et italien.
Art Brut Swiss Made (FR)
Swiss Made, l’Art Brut en Suisse, sous la direction de Sarah Lombardi, Collection del’Art Brut (Lausanne), 2018, disponible enFrançais, allemand, anglais et italien.
Art Brut Swiss Made (EN)
Swiss Made, l’Art Brut en Suisse, sous la direction de Sarah Lombardi, Collection de l’Art Brut (Lausanne), 2018, disponible en Français, allemand, anglais et italien.
Pathologie du cadre
Michel Thévoz, Pathologie du cadre, préface de Sarah Lombardi, Paris, Les Éditions de Minuit, 2020, 160 pages.
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Art Brut Swiss Made (IT)
Swiss Made, l’Art Brut en Suisse, sous la direction de Sarah Lombardi, Collection de l’Art Brut (Lausanne), 2018, disponible en Français, allemand, anglais et italien.
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From 28 February 2026 to 27 September 2026
Art Brut in Switzerland – From the Origins of the Collection to the Present
The exhibition Art Brut in Switzerland – From the Origins of the Collection to the Present, celebrating 50 years of creation and artistic freedom, between unknown masterpieces and fascinating stories, where Switzerland saw the birth of an aesthetic revolution. Sarah Lombardi, director of the Collection de l'Art Brut, is the curator of the exhibition.
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Every day from 11 am to 6 pm (except Mondays)
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On 27 February 2026 18:30
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