Erhard Fappani

Erhard Fappani (born October 9, 1936 in Schwanden ; † February 22, 1999 in Maur ) was a Swiss painter . His place of origin was Glarus . He was a member of the Swiss Mountain Painters Guild . Fappani worked as a mechanical engineer until 1970 .

Life

He used various techniques such as pastel painting , oil painting , acrylic painting , watercolor painting , and lithography . He also created sculptures and reliefs , worked as a photographer and designed posters . His works often depicted mountain landscapes. Fappani owned a summer studio in Calfeisental , in which the mountain painter Heinz Leuzinger from Glarus also worked.

In 2004, several works from the legacy of Erhard and Rosemarie Fappani were bought by the local community of Vättis and the associated political community of Pfäfers . A Fappani commission organizes occasional exhibitions.

In addition to his artistic activity, Fappani was also a mountaineer . After a mountain accident in 1960, he was paralyzed and dependent on a wheelchair.

literature

Biographical lexicon of Swiss art. 1998.
Artist directory in Switzerland. Including the Principality of Liechtenstein. 1980-1990, 1991.
Lexicon of contemporary Swiss artists. 1981.
Godi Leiser: Characterized by a love-hate relationship with the mountains: on the death of the Maurmer painter Erhard Fappani . In: Anzeiger von Uster , March 2, 1999, p. 11.
Death of the mountain painter Erhard Fappani . In: NZZ , March 1, 1999, p. 36.

Web links

Fridolin, September 25, 2008 (PDF; 273 kB)
Fappani, Erhard. In: Sikart
Fappani.ch - Collection management by the Fappani Commission Vättis

Individual evidence

↑ Fappani collection Vättis ( Memento from August 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Crafts & Arts. In: Kur- und Verkehrsverein Vättis. Retrieved April 15, 2019 .
↑ Reinhold Meier: Feel the power of the alpine soul world . In: Sarganserländer . Mels August 22, 2011, p. 2 ( scan of the article [PDF; 201 kB ; accessed on April 10, 2013]).

personal data
SURNAME	Fappani, Erhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss painter
DATE OF BIRTH	October 9, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dwindling
DATE OF DEATH	February 22, 1999
Place of death	Maur

[1] Fappani collection Vättis ( Memento from August 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

[2] Crafts & Arts. In: Kur- und Verkehrsverein Vättis. Retrieved April 15, 2019 .

[3] Reinhold Meier: Feel the power of the alpine soul world . In: Sarganserländer . Mels August 22, 2011, p. 2 ( scan of the article [PDF; 201 kB ; accessed on April 10, 2013]).