Coghuf

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Coghuf (actually Ernst Stocker ; born October 28, 1905 in Basel , † February 13, 1976 in Muriaux ) was a Swiss painter , draftsman and sculptor . He designed tapestries and stained glass windows .

Coghuf
Wall mosaic, Kennen und Erkennen, 1955–60, Entrance Spalengraben, University of Basel, Switzerland. Von Coghuf, Ernst Stocker (1905–1976) artist
Wall mosaic, knowing and recognizing. Spalengraben, University of Basel

Life

Ernst Stocker was a son of the gardener and train driver Johannes Stocker and the younger brother of Hans Stocker . From 1920 to 1924 he made an apprenticeship as a locksmith and made sculptural experiments with Louis Léon Weber . From 1925 to 1927 Stocker stayed with his brother in Paris, where he found his way to painting via the metalworking and sculpting work with Jacques Lipchitz under the artist name Coghuf (from around 1927). He also undertook studies with Willi Baumeister . He received formative impulses from the works of Honoré Daumier , Vincent van Gogh , Amedeo Modigliani and Maurice Utrillos . Especially the painter Chaim Soutine had an inspiring effect on the young Stocker and stimulated him to do exciting expressive painting.

Under the pseudonym Coghuf, Ernst Stocker devoted himself entirely to painting. In 1928 he became a member of the newly founded artist group Rot-Blau II . From 1927 he created murals on public buildings. Several stays abroad followed, including from 1931 to 1932 in Paris at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière . In 1934 he was one of the co-founders of the short-lived artist group BBZ 8 .

Some of his works came out as winners in the competitions of the Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt or they were commissioned by the Kunstkredit. For example, Coghuf won the art credit for his mural Le Chant de l'Occident, on the back wall of the Sigristenhaus in the courtyard of the grammar school on Münsterplatz , Basel and for the mural for the Basel Main Post Movement or Workers on the Way to Work , from 1931-1934 Competition. The oil painting, which is considered one of his main works, did not correspond to the current zeitgeist. In 1957 it was removed, deposited in the art museum and replaced by a mural by Judith Müller (1923–1977) on the occasion of renewed renovation.

Other works were: the mural Les quatre heures , from 1937, for the Isaak Iselin school house or in 1955 the large mosaic Knowing and recognizing for the university building. Coghuf prevailed against Otto Abt , Karl Glatt , Walter Moeschlin and Gustav Stettler in this art credit competition . The mosaic consists of various types of natural stones, glass from Hebron , Venetian gold glass cubes and shells. Like the mosaic at the entrance to the college by Walter Eglin , this work can be described as a masterpiece.

A period of self-discovery and travel followed. In 1935 Coghuf moved to the Freiberg Mountains . In 1939 he married Hedwig Rudin. The marriage had ten children and from 1946 to 1976 he lived with his family in Muriaux .

From 1957 he designed several glass windows, u. a. In 1961 he painted the altar canopy La Sainte Trinité in St. Mary's Church as well as some tapestries and enamel works. Like some important French painters of his generation, such as Jean Bazaine or Roger Bissière , he switched to largely abstract, color-intensive compositions in which he could give form and shape to his personal, natural religiosity.

Art credit Basel-Stadt. 1st prize for the facade painting, back wall of the Sigristenhaus in the courtyard of the Humanist Gymnasium, Basel. 1946–1953, Le Chant de l'Occident by Ernst Stocker, Coghuf (1905–1976)
Le Chant de l'Occident , grammar school on Münsterplatz

Works (selection)

  • 1931–1934: Movement or workers on their way to work , mural for the main post office in Basel .
  • 1937–1938: Les quatre heures , mural in the Isaak Iselin School, Basel
  • 1940–1944: L'entrée des troupes francaises et polonaises en Suisse , mural. Formerly in the stairwell of the barracks , today in the armory, Basel
  • 1946–1953: Le Chant de l'Occident, on the back wall of the Sigristenhaus in the courtyard of the Humanist Gymnasium on Münsterplatz , Basel
  • 1955–1960: Knowing and recognizing , college building, Spalengraben entrance to the University of Basel
  • 1961–1964: The magic garden , wall painting, General Trade School Basel

literature

  • Emil Szittya : New Trends in Swiss Painting. With illustrations by Camenisch , Coghuf, Hindenlang , Staiger , Stocker , Sulzbachner . Paris 1929.
  • Coghuf, memorial exhibition. Hans Stocker, anniversary exhibition. Texts: Maria Netter, Max Robert, Peter Friedli. Kunsthalle Basel , Basel 1976
  • Coghuf. Texts: Jean-Pierre Beuret et al. Association Coghuf, Saignelégier 1986.
  • Agathe Straumann, Basel-Stadt Education Department. Ernst Stocker. In: Art for Basel: 75 years of art credit Basel-Stadt. Art in public space. Schwabe Verlag, Basel 1974, ISBN 3-7965-0968-1 .
  • Detail 2, wall mosaic, Kennen und Erkennen, 1955–60, University of Basel, Switzerland. Von Coghuf, Ernst Stocker (1905–1976) artist

    Detail, knowing and recognizing

  • Detail 1, wall mosaic, Kennen und Erkennen, 1955–60, University of Basel, Switzerland. Von Coghuf, Ernst Stocker (1905–1976) artist

    Detail, knowing and recognizing

  • 1946–1953: Le Chant de l'Occident, on the back wall of the Sigristenhaus in the courtyard of the Humanist Gymnasium on Münsterplatz, Basel. By Ernst Stocker, Coghuf (1905–1976)

    Detail, Le Chant de l'Occident

  • 1946–1953: Le Chant de l'Occident, on the back wall of the Sigristenhaus in the courtyard of the Humanist Gymnasium on Münsterplatz, Basel. By Ernst Stocker, Coghuf (1905–1976)

    Le Chant de l'Occident

Web links

Commons : Coghuf  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alex Winiger: Painting for the counter hall of the main post office. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt competition for the mural by Coghuf in the college building.
  3. ↑ Building history of St. Marien Church, Basel: 1961, La Sainte Trinité. Retrieved September 28, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Coghuf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stocker, Ernst (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss painter, draftsman and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel
DATE OF DEATH February 13, 1976
Place of death Muriaux