Alfred Huber (sculptor)

Wall cross in the Church of All Saints Zurich, 1979

Tabernacle Monastery Church Ilanz 1969

Design of the chancel, brother Klaus, Zurich 1971

Alfred Huber (born September 18, 1908 in Zurich ; † February 3, 1982 ibid) was a Swiss sculptor and painter .

life and work

Alfred Huber grew up in the city of Zurich as the son of a city employee. He broke off an apprenticeship as a structural draftsman because he wanted to become a sculptor. From 1930 he trained as a sculptor with Karl Geiser . At first he had his studio in Zurich. In 1970 he moved to Rümlang , where he also relocated his workshop. Alfred Huber created large sculptures in his second studio in the Valle Maggia in the hamlet of Ronchini in the municipality of Aurigeno . In addition to his sculptural work, Alfred Huber also designed bronzes , worked with enamel and was active as a painter .

Alfred Huber created striking works for public spaces, including a. for the Manegg cemetery, the trumpet angel or Die Liegende at the Waid municipal hospital . In collaboration with the architects Walter Moser and Karl Higi , Alfred Huber designed the altar areas of several churches in German-speaking Switzerland.

Works (selection)

• 1963: Manegg cemetery : Trumpet angels (near the communal grave) 965: Heilig Kreuz church, Künten AG: chancel
• 1966: Church of Karl Borromäus Zeihen AG, chancel
• 1967: Church of St. Josef Aedermannsdorf SO: chancel
• 1967: Catholic Church Christ-König Biel-Mett BE: chancel, lamb of God sculpture
• 1967: Church of St. Peter and Paul Allschwil BL: Portal
• 1969: Ilanz monastery church : tabernacle column, altar, Mother of God
• 1970: St. Peter Rümlang : chancel
• 1971: Brother Klaus church , Zurich-Unterstrass: redesign of the altar area
• 1977: St. Martin Birmensdorf : Altar, baptismal font, Madonna
• 1979: Church of All Saints , Zurich-Neuaffoltern: wall cross, angels, stations of the cross made of enamel

Web links

Commons : Alfred Huber (Sculptor)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Huber, Alfred. In: Sikart (status: 2018), accessed on September 29, 2019.