Albert Schilling

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Albert Paul Schilling (born March 21, 1904 in Zurich , † July 30, 1987 in Arlesheim , resident in Hornussen and Arlesheim) was a Swiss sculptor .

Albert Schilling (1904–1987) sculptor, sculpture, Demeter Erineys, Trotte, Arlesheim, Basel Land
Sculpture, Demeter Erineys, Trotte Arlesheim

Life

Albert Paul Schilling-Flüeler (1904–1987) artist, sculptor. Grave in the Bromhübel cemetery in Arlesheim, Basel-Land
Grave in the Bromhübel cemetery in Arlesheim, Basel-Land

Albert Schilling, son of the post administrator Albert Schilling senior and Karolina Benedikta née Ott, first attended the monastery schools in Disentis and Engelberg . After graduating from high school in 1925, he went back to Zurich to study art history under Heinrich Wölfflin at the university, which he did not graduate. This was followed by the seminary four semesters Lucerne theology . Subsequently, from 1930 to 1932, Schilling completed training in sculpture and sculpture at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin : modeling with Wilhelm Gerstel , wood sculpture with Otto Hitzberger and bronze technology with Kurt Kluge .

Immediately thereafter, Albert Schilling opened a studio in Zurich, moved to Stans in 1939 , before finally settling in Arlesheim in 1946 . In 1935 he married Agnes Flüeler from Stans. In 1937 he took part in the Paris World Exhibition , in 1961 and 1974 in exhibitions at the Kunsthalle Basel and in 1962 in the Venice Biennale . Albert Schilling was awarded the Federal Art Scholarship in 1935 and 1936 , the Prize for Sculpture from the Liturgical Institute in Rome in 1962 and the Culture Prize of the Canton of Baselland in 1974. He died in 1987 at the age of 83 in Arlesheim.

Act

The work of Albert Schilling - he is considered an important innovator of sacred art - spans sacred and profane sculpture and the design of entire church interiors, among other things, he was commissioned to design the chancel in the Würzburg Cathedral . He also worked as a craftsman and made jewelry. Schilling, who worked figuratively until the 1950s, then increasingly turned to abstract designs. Many of his sculptures in public spaces are in Arlesheim. In 1960 he was able to make the altar, the baptismal font and the Madonna sculpture for the crypt of the Arlesheim Cathedral . In 2014 the descendants of Albert Schilling decided to donate their father's estate to the Art Collection Foundation of the Diocese of Würzburg. There are more than 80 works in the art collection of the Diocese of Würzburg.

Works in public space (selection)

  • 1944: Standing , Lopperstein, Eidgenössische Landestopographie Bern
  • 1948: Reader , bronze, courtyard of the Lucerne Central Library
  • 1950: Altar and choir cross, in the Church of St. Felix and Regula in Zurich-Hard
  • 1950: Revelation , large choir wall relief in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Leodegar in Möhlin
  • 1955: Basilica of Constantine in Trier
  • 1955: The Heavenly Jerusalem , portal of the All Saints Church in Basel
  • 1955: Altar, choir cross, glass window and relief in the Roman Catholic Church of Brother Klaus , Gerlafingen SO
  • 1956: Castle Church in Saarbrücken
  • 1956: Parish Church of St. Regina in Obergösgen
  • 1957: Pointing Johannes Baptista, marble, on Weinbergstrasse in front of the Church of Our Lady Zurich
  • 1958: Notre Dame de la Trinité , All Saints Church in Basel
  • 1958: Crown of the church tower as well as altar, tabernacle and baptismal font, in the church of St. Laurentius in Winterthur-Wülflingen
  • 1958: Portrait of Reinhold Schneider , in the Baden-Württemberg State Library Freiburg i. Br. And as a postage stamp
  • 1959: Ludwigskirche in Saarbrücken
  • 1959: Light cube , altar of the Bruderklauskirche in Birsfeldenl
  • 1959: Fischer , Solitudepark on the Rhine in Basel
  • 1960: Quiet place in Aesch BL
  • 1960: Baptismal font in Arlesheim Cathedral
  • 1960: Baptismal font, in the Marienkirche Basel
  • 1960: Altar, ambo, pulpit and tabernacle pedestal in the Heiliggeist parish church (Suhr)
  • 1961–1964: St. Bernhard , Mannheim
  • 1962: Pfalzel collegiate church in Trier
  • 1962: Candlestick to commemorate the Basel Council , Clarakirche in Basel
  • 1963: Altar, altar cross, altar bell, candlestick and exterior relief in the Trinity Chapel in Trimbach SO
  • 1963: Portrait of Werner Bergengruen , in the Baden-Baden spa gardens
  • 1963: The stone rolled from the grave , Bromhübel cemetery, Arlesheim
  • 1964: Altar, ambo, baptismal font and tabernacle as well as weekday chapel, in the church of St. Mauritius in Oberengstringen
  • 1965–1972: Redesign of the choir, 8 reliefs (Lahn marble, sculpture height 630 cm), Würzburg Cathedral
  • 1966: Well system, Gehrenmatt school building, Arlesheim
  • 1966: St. Stephan , Wels in Austria
  • 1972–1973: Hospital chapel : wall design of the large chapel, overall design of the small chapel in the canton hospital BL Bruderholz
  • 1974: Grave sculpture, for JS Heinrich Alioth-De Bary (1907–1973), engineer, district administrator in Arlesheim, Bromhübel cemetery, Arlesheim
  • 1976: Stone on the square , design in front of the Bruderklauskirche Basel
  • 1979: Let go - record , Coop high-rise, Münchensteiner Brücke in Basel
  • 1980: Kubus lively on Bahnhofstrasse in Liestal
  • 1981: Altar with cross and candlestick, in the Axis Chapel in Ottmarsheim (France)
  • 1983: Cube floats , on Homburgweg in Arlesheim
  • 1985: House for the water , design in front of the Brühlschulhaus Dornach SO


literature

  • Albert Schilling: On the relationship between architecture and art In: Architektur und Kunst , Vol. 28, 1941, pp. 18–19
  • Swiss St. Luke Society (ed.): Albert Schilling. NZN Buchverlag Zurich 1968.
  • Biographical lexicon of Swiss art. 2 volumes. Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich 1998, p. 937 f.
  • Roswita Schilling and Jürg Seiberth (Eds.): Albert Schilling - Notes on sculpture. Schwabe, Basel 2004.

Web links

Commons : Albert Schilling  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Roswita Schilling, Jürg Seiberth (Ed.): Albert Schilling. Notes on the sculpture. P. 5.
  2. ↑ Roswita Schilling, Jürg Seiberth (Ed.): Albert Schilling. Notes on the sculpture. P. 5.
  3. ↑ Roswita Schilling, Jürg Seiberth (Ed.): Albert Schilling. Notes on the sculpture. 2004.
  4. ↑ Friends of the Arlesheim Cathedral: 1960, altar, baptismal font, sculpture. Retrieved August 1, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Article from the weekly newspaper . Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  6. ^ Edition Winterthur: 1958, altar and altar cross in the St. Laurentius Church. Retrieved September 15, 2019 .
  7. ^ Heinrich Kahlefeld: Altar. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Schilling, Albert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schilling, Albert Paul (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 1987
Place of death Arlesheim