Rudolf Löw was a Swiss painter and writer .

Löw graduated from the University of Basel before going to Munich in 1898 to the Knirr School. Further self-taught courses in Paris and back in Basel followed.

Early in his career, Löw developed his style from Impressionism to Symbolism, with Ferdinand Hodler being a major influence. Löw initially painted figures and portraits, later mainly landscapes and seascapes inspired by his travels. In addition to painting, he also repeatedly worked as an etcher. In 1910 he published his first literary work, the Breton diary, with Rascher Verlag, followed in 1914 by the diary of Lake Siljan. From June 3rd to 24th, 1928 he was, together with Wilfried Buchmann and Fred Stauffer, an exhibition at the Kunsthalle Basel. In the same year he published the autobiographical writing Mein Weg zur Kunst. From 1930 Löw devoted himself to arts and crafts, including murals in the Basel SBB train station.