Lill Tschudi (1911–2004) was a Swiss artist and printmaker best known for her vibrant linocut prints, which captured the energy and rhythm of modern life in the early 20th century. Born in Schwanden, in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland, she was inspired at a young age to pursue printmaking after seeing an exhibition of coloured linocuts.
Tschudi studied at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art in London (1929–1930) under Claude Flight, a central figure in the British linocut movement, then continued her artistic education in Paris with teachers including André Lhote, Gino Severini and Fernand Léger.
Over her career she produced hundreds of linocuts—many depicting athletes, workers, transportation scenes, musicians and city life—with bold colours, dynamic compositions and a distinctly modernist sensibility. Her work was widely exhibited in Britain during the 1930s and later entered major collections, including the British Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tschudi is regarded as one of the key figures in the Grosvenor School’s influence on 20th‑century printmaking.
