Joseph Edward Duvanel

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Josef Edward Duvanel (1941–1986) artist, celebrities Grabfeld, Friedhof am Hörnli
Grave, cemetery on the Hörnli

Joseph Edward Duvanel (born February 21, 1941 in Pratteln , † December 20, 1986 in Basel ) was a Swiss painter and draftsman .

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Duvanel studied from 1957 to 1958 at the Basel School of Applied Arts . There he was a student of Martin Alfred Christ. He then attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Geneva and from 1967 to 1974 the Paris Académie de la Grande Chaumière . From 1959 he worked as a painter and draftsman. Among other things, he created nudes, still lifes, landscapes and figure pictures. He often chose the subjects for his pictures from the area of ​​fairy tales and legends, circus and puppet theater. In addition to various galleries, he exhibited in 1962 in the Museum of Fine Arts in Neuchâtel , whose collection includes works by him. Duvanel also worked as a pianist, graphic artist and illustrator. He was married to Adelheid Duvanel from 1962 to 1981 and was friends with the painter Ferenc Jánossy. In 1986 he died by suicide .

Duvanel was a member of the Farnsburg group .

literature

  • Swiss Institute for Art Research (Ed.): Biographical Lexicon of Swiss Art . Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich 1998, p.?.
  • Thierry Greub: Duvanel, Joseph Edward . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 31, Saur, Munich a. a. 2001, ISBN 3-598-22771-X , p. 311.
  • Swiss Institute for Art Research (Ed.): Directory of artists in Switzerland. 1980-1990 . Huber, Frauenfeld 1991, p.
  • Swiss Institute for Art Research (Ed.): Lexicon of contemporary Swiss artists . Huber, Frauenfeld 1981, p.?.

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personal data
SURNAME Duvanel, Joseph Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss painter and draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Pratteln
DATE OF DEATH December 20, 1986
Place of death Basel