Fritz Gilsi

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Hans Fritz Gilsi (born March 12, 1878 in Zurich ; † May 11, 1961 in St. Gallen ) was a Swiss graphic artist and painter .

Life

Fritz Gilsi was the son of the lithographer Hans Gilsi. The family moved to Paris in 1879, so that Fritz Gilsi grew up in Paris. There he attended Bernard Palissy's drawing school. In 1895 he returned to Switzerland and took courses at the applied arts school in Zurich with Augusto Giacometti . He then began training at the drawing school for industry and commerce in St. Gallen . Before graduating, he left this school to work as an industrial draftsman for fabrics and wallpapers in Paris.

From 1904 he spent the rest of his professional life in St. Gallen, only interrupted by study visits to Paris. In 1922, his wife Emmy died of an illness. At that time Gilsi accepted a position as main teacher at the arts and crafts department of the trade school in St. Gallen, which he held until his retirement in 1944. At the same time, he worked as a draftsman of political caricatures for the Swiss satirical magazine Nebelspalter. His son René Gilsi pursued a similar career as an artist and employee of the Nebelspalter .

As a painter initially committed to the Impressionist style, Fritz Gilsi later emphasized the symbolist, decorative form of the image. In addition to oil paintings , especially portraits of children, he created around 80 etchings that made him famous beyond the country's borders. Over 100 occasional graphics, mostly with symbolistic motifs, with a strong emphasis on outlines followed.

Works (selection)

  • The old museum on the market.
  • St. Gallen Section of the Society of Swiss Painters / Sculptors and Architects: Invitation to the opening of our exhibition in the St. Gallen Art Museum.
  • March 7, 1915: Knee picture child, child with sledge, landscape.
    • Reproduction: Otto Rietmann.
  • 1919: Wall painting in the east corridor of the newly built Historical and Ethnological Museum , St. Gallen
  • Facade painting, City Theater St. Gallen .

Exhibitions

  • 1914: International graphic exhibition, Leipzig. State medal together with Édouard Vallet , Ferdinand Hodler and Max Buri
  • 1917-1924: Bookplates, greetings cards and miscellaneous works by Fritz Gilsi. In: John Gartner collection of international bookplates. OCLC 908634087
  • 1948: Fritz Gilsi: on the occasion of his 70th birthday , OCLC 756463153
  • 1964: Memorial exhibition of Fritz Gilsi (1878–1961) and Theo Glinz (1890–1962), Art Museum St. Gallen
  • Swiss National Library , Bern
  • Graphic collection; Art Museum St. Gallen
  • 2020, February 15 - June 28: Exhibition Fritz and René Gilsi: Fool's Wisdom. Historical and Ethnological Museum, St. Gallen.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Marlen Hämmerli: A St. Gallen museum is dedicated to Fritz and René Gilsi, two former “Nebelspalter” drawers. in: St. Galler Tagblatt , February 12, 2020, accessed on July 2, 2020.
  2. ↑ Isabella Studer-Geisser: Gilsi, Hans Fritz. In: Sikart
  3. ↑ OCLC 781845927
  4. ↑ OCLC 780037647
  5. ↑ Oil painting artist Gilsi: knee picture child, child with sledge, landscape. OCLC 1059517701
  6. ^ Collection of Works by Fritz Gilsi . villageantiques.ch, accessed on July 2, 2020.
  7. ↑ Exhibition website. Accessed July 3, 2020.
  8. ↑ Publishing house website for the book
personal data
SURNAME Gilsi, Fritz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gilsi, Hans Fritz; Gilsi, Hans Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss graphic artist and painter
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH May 11, 1961
Place of death St. Gallen