Albert Manser
Albert Manser (born December 30, 1937 in Appenzell ; † January 12, 2011 ) was a Swiss painter and representative of Appenzell peasant painting .
Life
Albert Manser grew up on a farm in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden and began drawing at an early age. After a three-year apprenticeship as a pastry chef in St. Gallen , he applied his artistry in the production and decoration of artistic sweets in various well-known pastry shops. In his free time he began to paint pictures of rural life in his native Appenzell.
In 1967 Ida Niggli encouraged him to switch entirely to the profession of painter. Since then he has exhibited his pictures worldwide. Manser is considered one of the most important representatives of naive art . In the New York Times he was compared to the famous naive artist Grandma Moses (1860–1961) at an exhibition in the USA .
He also became known through his children's books Albertli and Barbara , which were translated into English and French.
In 2010 Manser received the Innerrhoder Culture Prize, the highest cultural award. The award was actually only planned for 2011, but it was brought forward due to his serious illness.
literature
- Josef Küng: Monograph Albert Manser , Sulgen 1995
Web links
- Literature by and about Albert Manser in the catalog of the German National Library
- Brief portrait of Albert Manser
Individual evidence
- ↑ Appenzell country painter Albert Manser died in: Tages-Anzeiger from January 17, 2011
- ↑ Albert Manser awarded the culture prize ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Video in: Schweizer Fernsehen from June 25, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Manser, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Appenzell |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 2011 |