Emil Bollmann
Emil Bollmann (born August 4, 1885 in Kyburg , Canton of Zurich ; † January 16, 1955 in Winterthur , Canton of Zurich) was a Swiss landscape and figure painter, graphic artist and illustrator of the Düsseldorf School . From 1913 he worked as an art teacher. He also gained importance as the author of art-educational writings.
Life
Bollmann first studied at the Technikum Winterthur with Léon Jean Pétua (1846–1920) and at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Strasbourg with Anton Seder . He then attended the Düsseldorf Art Academy , where he became a student of Ludwig Heupel-Siegen . In Dusseldorf he was also Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke teach, the teacher at the School of Applied Arts Dusseldorf was. In 1913 Bollmann took a position as a canton school teacher (professor) in Winterthur. In 1916 he was a founding member of the Winterthur artist group , from which he left in 1945. Bollmann went on trips to Germany , the former Czechoslovakia and Austria . In 1928 he traveled to Greece . As a commissioned artist for the Education Department of the Canton of Zurich, he created the work Historic Sites in Switzerland in 1912 .
Publications (selection)
- Lively questions in the field of drawing, art and commercial vocational training in Switzerland . Zurich 1912.
- The free sign at our general education schools . Zurich 1912.
- Historic sites of Switzerland. Pictures for school and home . Zurich 1912.
- About art and understanding of art . Winterthur 1917.
- Drawing as a means of expression and education . Zurich 1920.
- Pictures from old Zurich . Zurich 1924.
literature
- Bollmann, Emil . In: Historical-Biographical Lexicon of Switzerland . Supplement, Victor Attinger Publishing House, Neuchâtel 1934, p. 28 ( PDF ; 22.4 MB).
- Manfred Neureiter (Hrsg.): Lexicon of Exlibis Artists . 5th edition, Konstanz 2018, ISBN 978-3-96409-034-8 , p. 80.
Web links
- Bollmann, Emil. In: Sikart
- Emil Bollmann, Prof. , biography in the portal kuenstlergruppe.ch
- Emil Bollmann , Auction Results on the Portal artnet .de
Individual evidence
- ^ Museum Kunstpalast : Artists of the Düsseldorf School of Painting ( PDF ; 2.5 MB, selection, as of November 2016)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bollmann, Emil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss landscape and figure painter, graphic artist and illustrator from the Düsseldorf School |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kyburg , Canton of Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1955 |
| Place of death | Winterthur , Canton of Zurich |