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Albert Anker
1831-1910
Swiss Albert Anker Galleries
During his studies, Anker produced a series of works with historical and biblical themes, including paintings of Luther and Calvin. Soon after returning to Ins, though, he turned to what would become his signature theme: the everyday life of people in rural communities. His paintings depict his fellow citizens in an unpretentious and plain manner, without idealising country life, but also without the critical examination of social conditions that can be found in the works of contemporaries such as Daumier, Courbet or Millet. Although Anker did paint occasional scenes with a social significance, such as visits by usurers or charlatans to the village, his affirmative and idealistic Christian world-view did not include an inclination to issue any sort of overt challenge.
Also prominent in Anker's work are the more than 30 still lifes he created. They depict both rural and urban table settings in the tradition of Chardin, their realist solidity reflecting Anker's vision of a harmonic and stable world order. In addition, Anker created hundreds of commissioned watercolours and drawings, mostly portraits and illustrations, including for an edition of Jeremias Gotthelf's collected works. To provide for a steady income, Anker also decorated more than 500 faience plates for the Alsatian producer Theodore Deck.
Anker was quick to reach his artistic objectives and never strayed from his chosen path. His works, though, exude a sense of conciliation and understanding as well as a calm trust in Swiss democracy; they are executed with great skill, providing brilliance to everyday scenes through subtle choices in colouring and lighting. Their parochial motives belie the open-mindedness towards contemporary European art and events that Anker's correspondence reflects.
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Bildnis eines Knaben
Date 1891(1891)
Medium Oil
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Painting ID:: 76994
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Bildnis_eines_Knaben
Date 1891(1891)
Medium Oil
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Excess
"Still life: Excess". Oil on canvas, 48 x 62 cm.
Date 1896(1896)
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Painting ID:: 82601
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Excess
"Still life: Excess". Oil on canvas, 48 x 62 cm.
Date 1896(1896)
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Die Kartenlgerin
Date 1880(1880)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 70.5 x 94.5 cm (27.8 x 37.2 in)
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Painting ID:: 87440
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Die_Kartenlgerin
Date 1880(1880)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 70.5 x 94.5 cm (27.8 x 37.2 in)
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Huftbild eines Madchens
c. 1874(1874)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 64.5 x 80 cm (25.4 x 31.5 in)
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Painting ID:: 88183
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Huftbild_eines_Madchens
c. 1874(1874)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 64.5 x 80 cm (25.4 x 31.5 in)
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The Artists daughter Loise
oil on canvas
Date 1874(1874)
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Painting ID:: 89912
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The_Artists_daughter_Loise
oil on canvas
Date 1874(1874)
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Albert_Anker
1831-1910
Swiss Albert Anker Galleries
During his studies, Anker produced a series of works with historical and biblical themes, including paintings of Luther and Calvin. Soon after returning to Ins, though, he turned to what would become his signature theme: the everyday life of people in rural communities. His paintings depict his fellow citizens in an unpretentious and plain manner, without idealising country life, but also without the critical examination of social conditions that can be found in the works of contemporaries such as Daumier, Courbet or Millet. Although Anker did paint occasional scenes with a social significance, such as visits by usurers or charlatans to the village, his affirmative and idealistic Christian world-view did not include an inclination to issue any sort of overt challenge.
Also prominent in Anker's work are the more than 30 still lifes he created. They depict both rural and urban table settings in the tradition of Chardin, their realist solidity reflecting Anker's vision of a harmonic and stable world order. In addition, Anker created hundreds of commissioned watercolours and drawings, mostly portraits and illustrations, including for an edition of Jeremias Gotthelf's collected works. To provide for a steady income, Anker also decorated more than 500 faience plates for the Alsatian producer Theodore Deck.
Anker was quick to reach his artistic objectives and never strayed from his chosen path. His works, though, exude a sense of conciliation and understanding as well as a calm trust in Swiss democracy; they are executed with great skill, providing brilliance to everyday scenes through subtle choices in colouring and lighting. Their parochial motives belie the open-mindedness towards contemporary European art and events that Anker's correspondence reflects.
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