Eva Aeppli

Eva Aeppli (2 May 1925 – May 4, 2015) was a Swiss artist.

Personal life

Born in Zofingen, Aepplei spent her childhood in Basel where she attended the School of Decorative Arts. She moved to France in 1952 with her second husband the sculptor, Jean Tinguely. Subsequently it was in the city of light where she began her artistic career as a painter. From 1954 to 1960, she shared a studio with Tinguely, a living and working space, at the Impasse Ronsin, opposite Constantin Brancusi's which had been there since 1916. Aeppli then became interested in sculpting figurines in textile and in bronze.

In 1975, she discovered astrology thanks to Jacques Berthon and the painter Eric Leraille. Fifteen years later, she decided to combat poverty, oppression and ignorance by creating the Myrrahkir Foundation. Aeppli lived until her death in Normandy, France.

Aeppli’s first child, Felix Leu, was born in 1945. Her granddaughter is the artist Aia Leu. Aeppli's daughter with Jean Tinguely is Miriam Tinguley.