Philippe Robert
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Jean Philippe Edouard Robert , (born April 30, 1881 in Le Ried-sur-Bienne , † June 22, 1930 in Meienried ) was a Swiss painter .
Philippe Robert was the son of Paul Robert , who - like his grandfather Aurèle Robert , his great uncle Léopold Robert and his brothers Théophile Robert and Paul-André Robert - was also a painter.
In 1905 Robert broke off his theology studies in Geneva , Lausanne and Berlin and decided to devote himself entirely to painting. Between 1905 and 1907 he toured Germany, Holland and France, later - between 1920 and 1924 - he visited England, Greece and Egypt.
In the course of his career, Robert occupied himself with landscape and wall painting. In 1923 he designed the waiting room in Biel station . Robert also painted numerous pictures of Jura and Alpine flowers and autumn leaves.
In the New Museum Biel (until 2011 Museum Neuhaus ) pictures of the 3000 works of the Robert Foundation are on display.
On June 22, 1930, Robert had a fatal accident in the Alte Aare near Meienried .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heinrich Spinner (1985): About the artist family Robert and their relationships with nature ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2014 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. , accessed May 4, 2014.
- ^ New Museum Biel: Collection Robert Foundation , accessed on May 4, 2014.
Web links
- Portrait on the website of the Robert Collection Foundation
- Pascal Ruedin: Robert, Philippe. In: Sikart
- Portrait on memreg.ch
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Robert, Philippe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Robert, Jean Philippe Edouard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Le Ried-sur-Bienne |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 22, 1930 |
| Place of death | Meienried |