Carl August Liner
Carl August Liner (born June 8, 1871 in St. Gallen ; † March 20, 1946 in Appenzell ) was a Swiss painter , draftsman , graphic artist and inventor .
Life
Carl August Liner came from a large family of craftsmen, studied from 1890 to 1893 with Johann Caspar Herterich (painting class) and Paul Hoecker ( open-air painting) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich , was a drawing teacher and illustrator in St. Gallen in 1894, traveled to 1897 to 1899 Rome, Terracina and Paris. In 1901 he was offered a professorship by the Düsseldorf Art Academy , which he refused.
In 1902 Liner married Cécile, née Bernet, and in 1906 bought a farm on the Unterrain near Appenzell. In 1913, Liner founded the St. Gallen section of the GSMBA (Society of Swiss Painters and Sculptors), of which he became president.
In 1914 his son Carl Walter Liner was born to him and followed in his footsteps. The Museum Liner Appenzell, now the Art Museum Appenzell , was opened in 1998 in honor of the life's work of father and son .
The artistic work
Liner painted landscapes, rural people and especially children. He designed postage stamps and posters and illustrated magazines.
literature
- Victor Lorent, Hans Jakob Alder: Carl Liner. Amriswil: Bodensee-Verlag (1954).
- Franz Felix Lehni: Carl Liner - Life and Work 1871-1946. Niggli Verlag (1970).
- Arthur Niggli: Carl Liner 1871-1946 - drawings. Niggli Verlag (1971).
- Swiss Institute for Art Research, Zurich and Lausanne: Biographical Lexicon of Swiss Art. Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung (1998).
- Film by Phil Dänzer and Ursina Bärtsch: Carl Liner - father and son. Phil Dänzer-AudioVision, Zurich (2001).
Web links
- Literature by and about Carl August Liner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sandi Paucic: Liner, Carl August (senior). In: Sikart
- Appenzell Art Museum
- Ch. A. Egli .: Necrology for Carl August Liner. In: Schweizer Kunst = Art suisse = Arte svizzera = Swiss art, May 1946
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1890 registration book entry for Carl August Liner. Academy of Fine Arts Munich, accessed on July 8, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Liner, Carl August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Gallen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1946 |
| Place of death | Appenzell |