Paul Amlehn

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Paul Irenä Amlehn (the elder) (born March 16, 1867 in Sursee ; † April 1, 1931 ibid) was a Swiss sculptor .

life and work

Relief. Töpferstrasse in Lucerne. Sculptor by Paul Irenä Amlehn (1867–1931)
Relief, Töpferstrasse, City of Lucerne

Amlehn came from a family of artists and learned his craft as a sculptor from his father Franz Sales Amlehn (1838–1917).

In 1888 Amlehn studied at the Académie de France , where he met the French sculptor Edgar HenrI Boutry (1857–1938). In 1895 he married Amlehn's sister, the painter and modeler Salesia Boutry (1863–1927).

Together with Boutry, Amlehn created several larger works and exhibited them in 1894 at the Salon de Paris and in 1898 at the "National Art Exhibition of Switzerland" in Basel . The group of sculptures above the facade of the “Musée d'art et d'histoire” in Geneva created Amlehn with Albert Angst and was then elected to the Federal Art Commission .

A monument unveiled on the village square of Escholzmatt in 1903, in the 250th anniversary of the Swiss Peasants' War , keeps alive the memory of Christian Schybi and Hans Emmenegger, provincial tanner and comrade-in-arms. Amlehn created the bronze relief.

In 1914 Amlehn inaugurated his monument to Swiss-Argentine friendship in Buenos Aires , which he had created on behalf of the Swiss abroad.

After Amlehn's death, his son Paul Edgar Amlehn (1896–1964) continued the sculpture studio . The Amlehn family of sculptors actively shaped the cultural life of Sursee in the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century. She is present in many ways with her work in Sursee, especially with works at the Dägerstein cemetery. The Amlehn Legacy includes works and models from the family who worked here for three generations.

Web links

Commons : Paul Amlehn  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Konrad Rudolf Lienert: Amlehn, Franz Sales. In: Sikart
  2. ↑ Konrad Rudolf Lienert: Amlehn, Salesia. In: Sikart
  3. ↑ Bronze relief for Christian Schybi and Hans Emmenegger
personal data
SURNAME Amlehn, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Amlehn, Paul Irenä; Amlehn, Paul Irenä the Elder
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH Sursee
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 1931
Place of death Sursee