Carl Gutknecht

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Carl Gutknecht's grave in the Basel cemetery on the Hörnli
Floor of the St. Urbanbrunnen in Basel. Replica of the medieval fountain figure by Carl Gutknecht, 1953

Carl Gutknecht (born May 20, 1878 in Basel ; † February 5, 1970 there ) was a Swiss sculptor .

life and work

Carl Gutknecht was the son of a sculptor from Alsace . With his father he received an apprenticeship as a stone sculptor, stone mason and plasterer . At the same time he studied with Albert Wagen at the trade school in Basel. From 1898 he continued his education at the Ecole des Arts Industriels in Geneva and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris . He let it be stylistically influenced by the work of Aristide Maillol . From 1900 he lived in Basel again. After 1930 he went on long study trips that took him to Paris, Florence and Naples .

Gutknecht's works include fountain sculptures, grave monuments, reliefs, portraits and small sculptures, which can mainly be seen in the Basel area. Most of his works were commissioned by the state and were made of plaster of paris, clay, stone, cement and bronze. Some of his works came out as winners in the competitions of the Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt .

He developed "a personal expression in classically balanced proportions and sequences of movements, with calm, preferably rounded, cubic forms dominating."

Gutknecht was married to Antoinette Kernberger (1904–1973).

Works (selection)

  • 1926: Fountain sculpture, boy with fish , Schifflände , Basel
  • 1931: Fountain sculpture, girl, Claraschulhaus, Basel
  • 1931: Five cement reliefs for the facade of the Anatomical Museum , Basel
  • 1935: Boy figure, bronze sculpture on the Solitude Promenade, Basel
  • 1935: Fountain sculpture Schlange , in the Claramatte, Basel
  • 1939: Facade sculpture, youth with Pegasus , Petersgraben 50, Basel
  • 1941: Reliefs market scenes , business high school, Basel
  • 1941: Fountain sculpture girl with mirror, corner of Missionsstrasse / Hegenheimerstrasse, Basel
  • 1956: Fountain and grave sculptures in the Hörnli cemetery , Basel
  • Carl Gutknecht (1878–1970) sculptor. Three market scenes from 1941. Location, Business High School and Business Middle School Basel

    Three market scenes, 1941, Basel

  • Carl Gutknecht (1878–1970) sculptor. Two grave angels 1960. Hörnli cemetery, Basel.

    Guarding Angels , 1960, Basel

  • Carl Gutknecht (1878–1970) sculptor. Sculpture, kneeling. 1945. Location, University Hospital Garden, Basel.

    Kneeling , 1945, Basel

  • Carl Gutknecht (1878–1970) sculptor. Bronze sculpture of a boy, Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt 1935, Solitude-Promenade, Basel

    Boy figure, 1935, Basel

  • Carl Gutknecht (1878–1970) sculptor. 1926, boy with fish. Location, Schifflände, Basel

    Boy with Fish, 1926, Basel

  • Carl Gutknecht (1878–1970) sculptor, female figure from 1956, Friedhof am Hörnli

    Female figure, 1956, Basel

  • Carl Gutknecht (1878–1970), Young Man with Pegasus, 1939, Petersgraben 50, Basel

    Youth with Pegasus, 1939, Basel

Exhibitions

literature

  • Education Department Basel-Stadt. Carl Gutknecht. In: Art for Basel: 75 years of art credit Basel-Stadt. Art in public space. Schwabe Verlag, Basel 1974, ISBN 3-7965-0968-1 .

Web links

Commons : Carl Gutknecht  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d De Gruyter: General Artist Lexicon. Vol. 66. De Gruyter, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-598-23033-2 , p. 276.
personal data
SURNAME Gutknecht, Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH May 20, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel
DATE OF DEATH 5th February 1970
Place of death Basel