Peter Meister (sculptor)

Peter Meister (born August 13, 1934 in Zollbrück , † March 9, 1999 in Zurich ) was a Swiss sculptor , sculptor and draftsman.

biography

From 1950 to 1954 Peter Meister trained as a sculptor with the restorer Willi Stadler in Zurich and at the same time attended courses at the Zurich School of Applied Arts . He then continued his education at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris and at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin .

In 1959 he took part in the founding of the symposium of European sculptors in St. Margarethen (Burgenland, Austria). 1965–1985 he stayed in Pietrasanta , Toscana. From 1973 to 1975 he taught at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan and from 1980 to 1982 at the Zurich School of Applied Arts.

Othmar-Schoeck-Brunnen from 1969 in Zurich by Peter Meister

In 1969 Peter Meister created the Othmar Schoeck Fountain in Zurich. The fountain made of Italian marble is a gift from the Suisa (Swiss Society for Rights to Musical Works) to the city of Zurich on the occasion of the inauguration of the new Suisa building. Another two fountains in Zurich by Peter Meister date from 1986: the “Brunnen-Wibli” and the “Sihl-Ungeheuer”.

Exhibitions / honors (selection)

1961: Participation in the 6th Biennale voor Beeldhouwkunst, Middelheim Museum , Antwerp
1963: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Prize
1969: Participation in Examples of European Sculpture Today , Vienna Secession
1977: Participation in the Salon de la jeune sculpture, Paris
1982: “Stone Sculptures in the 20th Century”, Kunsthaus Zug

Web links

Commons : Peter Meister (sculptor) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Peter Meister in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Ulrich Gerster: Master, Peter. In: Sikart

Individual evidence

↑ Ulrich Gerster: Meister, Peter. In: Sikart
^ Symposium of European Sculptors. Retrieved July 28, 2020 .
↑ Well guide. Enge, Leimbach and Wollishofen. District 2. (PDF) City of Zurich. Waterworks, accessed on July 28, 2020 .
↑ Something different for once. In: Neue Zürcher Nachrichten . May 14, 1986, accessed July 28, 2020 .
↑ The city of Zurich received a Sihl monster. In: Thuner Tagblatt . June 12, 1986. Retrieved July 28, 2020 .
^ Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Foundation. In: Neue Zürcher Nachrichten. November 25, 1963. Retrieved July 28, 2020 .
^ Symposium of European Sculptors. Retrieved July 28, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Master, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss sculptor, sculptor and draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH	August 13, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zollbrück
DATE OF DEATH	March 9, 1999
Place of death	Zurich

[1] Ulrich Gerster: Meister, Peter. In: Sikart

[2] Symposium of European Sculptors. Retrieved July 28, 2020 .

[3] Well guide. Enge, Leimbach and Wollishofen. District 2. (PDF) City of Zurich. Waterworks, accessed on July 28, 2020 .

[4] Something different for once. In: Neue Zürcher Nachrichten . May 14, 1986, accessed July 28, 2020 .

[5] The city of Zurich received a Sihl monster. In: Thuner Tagblatt . June 12, 1986. Retrieved July 28, 2020 .

[6] Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Foundation. In: Neue Zürcher Nachrichten. November 25, 1963. Retrieved July 28, 2020 .

[7] Symposium of European Sculptors. Retrieved July 28, 2020 .