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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Albert Anker Bildnis eines Knaben oil


Bildnis eines Knaben
Painting ID::  76994
Bildnis eines Knaben
Date 1891(1891) Medium Oil cyf
Date_1891(1891) _ Medium_Oil _ cyf
   
   
     

Albert Anker Excess oil


Excess
Painting ID::  82601
Excess
"Still life: Excess". Oil on canvas, 48 x 62 cm. Date 1896(1896) cjr
   
   
     

Albert Anker Die Kartenlgerin oil


Die Kartenlgerin
Painting ID::  87440
Die Kartenlgerin
Date 1880(1880) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 70.5 x 94.5 cm (27.8 x 37.2 in) cjr
   
   
     

Albert Anker Huftbild eines Madchens oil


Huftbild eines Madchens
Painting ID::  88183
Huftbild eines Madchens
c. 1874(1874) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 64.5 x 80 cm (25.4 x 31.5 in) cjr
   
   
     

Albert Anker The Artists daughter Loise oil


The Artists daughter Loise
Painting ID::  89912
The Artists daughter Loise
oil on canvas Date 1874(1874) cyf
oil_on_canvas _ Date_1874(1874) _ cyf
   
   
     

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     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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