Louis Dürr
Louis Dürr (born July 27, 1896 in Burgdorf , Canton of Bern , † July 26, 1972 in Stampa , resident in Burgdorf) was a Swiss painter .
life and work
Dürr was the son of a hat manufacturer and completed an apprenticeship from 1912 to 1915 in the local Bechstein photo studio. He attended high school in his native Burgdorf, the Oberkirch educational home and from 1918 the applied arts school in Basel . He also studied art history at the University of Basel . In 1921 he began to study painting at the Académie Julian in Paris , which he continued in Munich . In the meantime he stayed in Ticino and made study trips to Milan and Vienna . From 1924, Dürr worked as a freelance artist in Burgdorf. In 1931 he lived in Bern .
Dürr mostly painted landscapes, often choosing alpine motifs, but also portraits. His works initially show influences from French Impressionism , later from the Munich painter Wilhelm Leibl and the Swiss Ferdinand Hodler . His works have been shown in the Munich Glass Palace and at the Rotus exhibition.
Web links
- Louis Dürr. In: Sikart
- Louis Dürr. In: Artnet
- Duerr, Louis. In: Swissbib
- Louis Dürr, alpine poet with a brush. In: Berner Zeitung , March 5, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Dürr, Louis. In: Hermann Aellen (Hrsg.): Schweizerisches Zeitgenossen-Lexikon. 2nd edition. Gotthelf-Verlag, Bern 1932.
- ^ Dankmar Trier: Dürr, Louis . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 30, Saur, Munich a. a. 2001, ISBN 3-598-22770-1 , p. 319.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dürr, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Burgdorf , Canton of Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1972 |
| Place of death | Stampa |