Karl Schenk (artist)
Karl Schenk (born October 24, 1905 in Bern , † December 14, 1973 in Bern ) was a Swiss painter and sculptor .
Life
Schenk was the son of an art locksmith. While he was doing an apprenticeship as a gravestone cutter under pressure from his father, he began to draw and paint. In 1934 he received a scholarship and moved to Paris with his wife. Here he met the sculptors Sandoz and Arnold Huggler . He returned to his native Bern with around 400 drawings and settled here as a freelance sculptor and painter.
plant
Schenk's sculptures and sculptures can be seen on public buildings and facilities in Bern, Zurich , Winterthur , Solothurn , Lucerne and Ticino . He created a large mosaic of Drinking Faun for the city of Bern's water supply . On behalf of the municipality of Köniz , he designed a 3 × 5 m large glass window in the local water supply. The wood carvings for Entire Peasant Life at the Stadtbernian estate in Kiesen also come from him. His designs from 1941 have been preserved for the murals in the reception hall of Bern's town hall.
In painting, to which he mainly devoted himself to the last twenty years, children and animals played a central role. Schenk's pictures are privately owned in Switzerland and abroad (Germany, Canada, USA) as well as in public buildings.
Works (selection)
- Construction workers on the north facade of the town hall in Bern
- Two female figures being and becoming , at the entrance of Bremgarten cemetery in Bern
- Water creator , on the outer wall of the pumping station for the city of Bern's water supply
- Figure at the entrance to the Wabern cemetery near Bern
- Bronze head peasant girl , in the hall of the Federal Palace in Bern
- Portrait bust Robert Grimm , bronze, around 1930
- Image The Crucifixion of Christ , in the collection of the Prince of Lichtenstein
Publications
- Karl Schenk portfolio: sculptures, drawings, paintings by the painter and sculptor Karl Schenk. Bern 1948.
- A struggle for success - Karl Schenk, the sculptor and the painter. 41 art reproductions. ? Bern, undated
Exhibitions
- 2013: Kulturhof Schloss Köniz
Web links
- www.karlschenkmuseum.ch
- Karl Schenk. In: Sikart
- Simon Wälti: He worked from morning to evening. ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Der Bund , April 8, 2013
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Paul Hofer : The art monuments of the canton of Bern . The state buildings of the city of Bern. Ed .: Society for Swiss Art History (= Die Kunstdenkmäler der Schweiz . Volume 19 ). tape 3 . Birkhäuser Verlag , Basel 1982, ISBN 3-7643-1391-9 , The Town Hall Group Equipment, pp. 145-146 (513 pp., Unibe.ch [PDF; 66.6 MB ; accessed on April 12, 2019] Original title: Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kantons Bern . 1947.): "On the northern front, between the State Chancellery and the intermediate wing, the larger than life sandstone figure of the" construction worker "by KARL SCHENK;"
- ↑ [1] and [2] , accessed on May 9, 2014 at the State Archives of the Canton of Bern.
- ^ Karl Zimmermann (Red.): Biographies: Bernisches Historisches Museum, October 21, 1995 to April 8, 1996. Exhibition catalog. Bern 1995. p. 78.
- ↑ [3] ETH library
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Helveticat
- ↑ www.kulturhof.ch
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schenk, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1973 |
| Place of death | Bern |