Clementine Stockar-Escher
Clementine Stockar-Escher (born April 4, 1816 in Zurich ; † December 17, 1886 there ) was a Swiss watercolorist and draftsman .
Live and act
family
Clementine Stockar-Escher was born as the daughter of the wealthy businessman Heinrich Escher-Zollikofer, who had the "Belvoir" estate built in Zurich. Clementine's brother Alfred , who was three years younger than him, would later make a name for himself as an important representative of economic liberalism and a railroad pioneer. The marriage with Kaspar Stockar, with whom Clementine married in 1837, had two sons: Armin (1839) and Egbert (1842).
Artistic creation
Stockar-Escher painted still lifes , portraits and genre pictures . The source of inspiration for her still lifes with flowers, fruits and birds were the greenhouses, parks and flower beds of her father's Belvoirpark . Her complete oeuvre comprises over 800 sheets, including around 600 watercolors. Around a quarter of this is in the graphic collection of the Zurich Central Library .
Between 1840 and 1885 Stockar-Escher took part in the exhibitions of the Swiss Art Association and between 1847 and 1872 in the exhibitions of the Artists' Society in Zurich. In 1883 she showed her works at the Swiss National Exhibition in Zurich. Her work was shaped by the portraitist Franz Xaver Winterhalter , who was popular with the European nobility and who taught her during his stays in Zurich. Various famous contemporaries, such as Gottfried Keller or Richard Wagner , praised Stockar-Escher's talent.
Web links
- Stockar-Escher, Clementine. In: Sikart
- Clementine Stockar-Escher's estate in the Zurich Central Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stockar-Escher, Clementine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Escher, Clementine (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss watercolorist and draftsman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1816 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1886 |
| Place of death | Zurich |