Ida Schaer-Krause
Ida Schaer-Krause (born February 13, 1877 in Berlin ; † May 15, 1957 in Zurich ; resident in Bern and Zurich) was a Swiss sculptor . She was one of the pioneers in the Swiss sculpture scene.
life and work
Ida Schaer was the daughter of a Berlin building supervisor and the Swiss Anna, née von Orelli. From 1896 to 1899 she was a student of the sculptor Hermann Kokolski and then continued her self-taught education. In 1905 she exhibited for the first time at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition . In 1905 she created the grave sculpture for Gerhard Struve .
In 1907 she married Alfred Schaer, who taught as a private lecturer in aesthetics and German literature at the University of Zurich . Her father-in-law was Eduard Schaer, a professor in Strasbourg .
Ida Schaer created numerous sculptures in public spaces and busts of personalities. For example the 1906 portrait relief for Friedrich August Flückiger for the Pharmaceutical Institute in Strasbourg, the bust for her father-in-law in 1910 or 1912 for Albert Heim and in 1919 for Professor Bohnenblust (1883–1960). Adele Schallenmüller was a student of Ida Schaer.
Ida Schaer presented her works a. a. in the Kunsthaus Zürich , Kunsthalle Bern and the Kunstmuseum Luzern .
literature
- Hans Bloesch: A Swiss sculptor: Mrs. Ida Schaer-Krause. In: Schweizer Illustrierte , Vol. 14, 1910, pp. 317–318.
- K. Thomas Parker: Ida Schaer-Krause, a Swiss sculptor. Schweizer Illustrierte , Vol. 25, 1921, pp. 333–338.
Web links
- Schär-Krause, Ida. In: Sikart
- Andreas Fässler: Ida Schaer In: Luzerner Zeitung , March 22, 2017.
Individual evidence
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^ Photo portrait (1910) of Ida-Schär-Krause on the bust for her father-in-law.
- ↑ Werner Stauffacher: Gottfried Bohnenblust. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ↑ Schallenmüller, Adele. In: Sikart
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schaer-Krause, Ida |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 15, 1957 |
| Place of death | Zurich |