Paul Stöckli

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Paul Stöckli
While working on a journal sheet
In the studio
Tabernacle in the Church of the Holy Spirit Zurich-Höngg
Stained glass window in the church of St. Mauritius Oberengstringen
Watercolor 1989-1991

Paul Stöckli (born September 12, 1906 in Stans ; † December 26, 1991 ibid) was a Swiss painter and glass painter . He was a co-founder of the artist group Kreis 48 and is considered one of the exponents of Tachism .

life and work

Paul Stöckli came from a family of painters, gilders and restorers. First completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter in his father's painting business, then attended the arts and crafts schools in Lucerne and Basel and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 1927 to 1930 and in Paris from 1931 to 1934 (including at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière ). He worked in Stans from 1934 to 1937 and in Basel from 1937 to 1957. Paul Stöckli was one of the Basel gray painters and in 1948, together with Max Kämpf and Peter Moilliet, was one of the founders of the group "Kreis 48", an association of artist friends with no specific program. From 1950 onwards Paul Stöckli carried out a number of public commissions, especially for the design of churches. In 1957 he returned to Stans and from 1971 concentrated on freelance work.

Niklaus Oberholzer writes about the work of Paul Stöckli: "After dark figurative beginnings , partly based on the expressionistic style of Georges Rouault and partly reminiscent of Paula Modersohn-Becker , Paul Stöckli turned to non-representational painting close to Informel ." The most important works by Paul Stöckli in public spaces include the sacred concrete stained glass in the church Obergösgen (1954–1955) and in the church of St. Mauritius Oberengstringen (1965), as well as the construction of the abdication hall of the Eichbühl cemetery in 1965–1967 in Zurich, but also the design in the Viscosouisse canteen in Emmenbrücke (1962). In his late creative phase, he created collages from pieces of cardboard or paper fragments, as well as diary sheets , which Paul Stöckli designed on newspaper pages.

During his entire artistic career, Paul Stöckli occupied himself with etching . The early sheets show street, fair and carnival scenes, but also portraits. Later works become more free in color and form.

In 1986 Stöckli was awarded the Art and Culture Prize of the City of Lucerne .

  • Self-portrait, 1930–1940

  • Collage, 1978-1986

  • Journal sheet, 1978–1986

  • Ink and brush drawing, 1989–1991

  • Glass window, 1965, Arlesheim Cathedral School, by Paul Stöckli (1906–1991), dedicated to the artist Verena de Nève

    Stöckli's signature on the glass window, 1965, Arlesheim Cathedral School

Works in public space (selection)

  • 1950: Verenamünster (Zurzach) , glass window
  • 1952/1953: Bruderklausenkirche, Kriens , Stations of the Cross tapestries
  • 1953: Antonius Church, Obbürgen , glass window
  • 1953: Marienkirche, Olten , Stations of the Cross fresco
  • 1954/1955: Parish church Maria Königin, Obergösgen , glass window
  • 1955: Baloise Insurance, Basel,
  • 1955: St. Martin parish church, Zuchwil , glass window
  • 1956: Baptistery, Riehen
  • 1956: Bruderklausenkirche, Gerlafingen , glass window
  • 1957: Antoniuskirche Tribschen , Lucerne, stained glass window, Stations of the Cross mosaic, Antonius mosaic
  • 1958: Margarethenkirche, Rickenbach / Lucerne , glass windows, choir wall mosaic
  • 1961: Parish Church of the Coronation of the Virgin Mary, Gossau / Zurich , glass window
  • 1961: Old Schindler building, Lucerne, glass windows
  • 1962: Viscosuisse canteen, Emmenbrücke , mosaic work
  • 1962: Parish church, Hägendorf , glass window
  • 1962/1963: Fräkmüntegg chapel , Hergiswil, glass windows, choir wall design
  • 1963–1965: Reformed Church, Zollikerberg , stained glass window
  • 1964: Reformed Church, Lohn / Solothurn, glass window
  • 1964/1965: House chapel, St. Klara women's monastery, Stans, entrance door, tabernacle, skylight
  • 1965: Arlesheim cathedral school , glass window in the stairwell, dedicated to the artist Verena de Nève
  • 1965: Parish church St. Mauritius Oberengstringen , glass window
  • 1965–1967: Abdication hall, Eichbühl cemetery , Zurich, wood relief
  • 1967: Chapel of the Cantonal Hospital, Stans, glass window
  • 1969: Flims -Waldhaus church , design of the choir (destroyed)
  • 1971: Ingenbohl monastery church , glass windows and ceiling design
  • 1973: Parish center Heilig Geist Zurich-Höngg , overall concept of the church, tabernacle, wall and ceiling design, wall cross
  • 1974: New school building, Lostorf , entrance hall, wall design
  • 1983: National Bank , Lucerne, artistic furnishing of the management room
  • 2000: Kantonalbank, Nidwalden, artistic furnishing of the management room

Exhibitions (selection)

Literature (selection)

  • W. Wartmann: Black and White. Kunsthaus Zurich, 1940. Zurich, 1940.
  • Musée Rath (ed.): Catalog de la XXIe Exposition nationale des Beaux-Arts. Geneva, Musée d'art et d'histoire; Geneva 1946.
  • St. and Frank Weiss: District 48. Kunsthalle Basel, 1950. Basel 1950.
  • Werner Härdi: Swiss artist. Glass pictures. Zurich 1963.
  • Karl Bühlmann and Theo Kneubühler: Central Switzerland Art - Stansort 1973. Traveling exhibition under the patronage of the GSMBA, Central Switzerland section. Lucerne 1973.
  • Raeber Gallery (ed.): Paul Stöckli. Collages and drawings 1970–1978. Lucerne 1978.
  • Klaus von Matt: Paul Stöckli. Etchings. Complete directory of the gravure graphic work. Stans 1981.
  • Zuger Kunstgesellschaft (Ed.): Paul Stöckli. Nameless images. Works from 25 years in Stans 1957–1982. Train 1982.
  • Peter Killer, Fritz Billeter, Konrad Rudolf Lienert: Paul Stöckli. Olten 1984.
  • René Schiffmann, Guido Schetty: Paul Stöckli. For my 80th birthday. Watercolors. Stans 1986.
  • Martin Kunz, Matthias Frehner: Paul Stöckli. For my 80th birthday. Collages 1985/86. Lucerne 1986.
  • Association of Artists Video Documentation (Ed.): Paul Stöckli. Painter. Collages. An artist video documentation. Zurich 1990.
  • Culture commission of the municipality of Stansstad: traces of color Paul Stöckli. Stansstad 2001.
  • Nidwalden artist monographs 11: Paul Stöckli, Untitled, undated. On the occasion of his 100th birthday. 2006.
  • Ulrich Gerster, Regine Helbling, Heini Gut (eds.): Drafts - art and culture in Central Switzerland 1920–1950. Stans 2008.

Web links

Commons : Paul Stöckli  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website Paul Stöckli, section biography. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Matriculation book, Academy of Fine Arts Munich: Paul Söcklin, summer semester 1929. Retrieved on June 21, 2019 .
  3. ^ Niklaus Oberholzer : Stöckli, Paul. In: Sikart (status: 1998), accessed on August 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Website Paul Stöckli, section biography. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  5. ^ Niklaus Oberholzer: Stöckli, Paul. In: Sikart (status: 1998), accessed on August 21, 2015.
  6. ^ Niklaus Oberholzer: Stöckli, Paul. In: Sikart (status: 1998), accessed on August 21, 2015.
  7. ^ Website Paul Stöckli, section collages, diary sheets. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  8. ^ Niklaus Oberholzer: Stöckli, Paul. In: Sikart (status: 1998), accessed on August 21, 2015.
  9. ↑ Kulturblatt Ob- and Nidwalden: Glass window for Verena de Nève. (PDF) Retrieved June 21, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Stöckli, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss painter and glass painter
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Stans
DATE OF DEATH December 26, 1991
Place of death Stans