Pierre Gauchat

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Pierre Gauchat (born January 5, 1902 in Zurich , † February 26, 1956 in Cairo ) was a Swiss graphic artist and painter .

Life

Pierre Gauchat was the son of a lecturer from Neuchâtel who taught at the University of Zurich. In Zurich he attended the Zurich School of Applied Arts between 1916 and 1920, where Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke was head of the graphics class at the time and, under the direction of Ehmcke's successor Ernst Keller (1891–1968), Gauchat graduated from the graphics class. In the summer of 1922 Gauchat joined Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke at the Munich School of Applied Arts as a student . He was lifelong friends with Ehmcke.

From 1924 Gauchat owned his own studio in Küsnacht and worked as a freelance graphic artist and painter. Between 1925 and 1943 he was a freehand drawing teacher at the Zurich School of Applied Arts. He then taught drawing at the cantonal high school in Zurich until 1950.

Gauchat was on the board of the Swiss Werkbund and the Association of Swiss Graphic Artists.

Pierre Gauchat died of a stroke on February 26, 1956 in Cairo, in his adopted country of Egypt.

Creation and works

100 franc note

Pierre Gauchat was considered a versatile graphic artist, so he could not be assigned to any style. He was considered a doer for whom the satisfaction of the customer came first. He illustrated books, designed posters, stamps, etc. a. for the 25th anniversary of Swissair , banknotes and stage sets. He designed the 50 to 1000 franc notes of the fifth series of the Swiss franc.

In the theater sector he was best known for his designs for puppets for the marionette theater in Zurich.

For fifteen years he designed the magazine for the Swiss homeland security . He was awarded the bronze medal at the Triennale in Milan in 1936 for the design of the stage set and costumes for Othmar Schoeck's "Venus" (competition of the Zurich City Theater), which was made in 1932 but not carried out. In Helwan , Gauchat had carpets made according to his designs.

Publications

As an author / editor
  • Marionettes. 1949/1950; Introduction by Edwin Arnet. His designs for the marionettes carved by Carl Fischer.
  • About today's stage design. Winterthur 1944.
Exhibition catalogs
  • Pierre Gauchat, the graphic artist. Exhibition from January 23 to February 28, 1960, Helmhaus Zurich (editor); Museum of Applied Arts Zurich 1960.
  • Memorial exhibition Fritz Bühler, Pierre Gauchat. Exhibition at the Gewerbemuseum Basel from October 24 to November 21, 1964 (publisher); Trade Museum Basel 1964.

literature

Web links

Commons : Pierre Gauchat  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Friendship between Gauchat and Ehmcke
  2. ^ Obituary to Pierre Gauchat In: Heimatschutz , Vol. 51, 1956, p. 27.
  3. ↑ Carpets from Helwan
  4. ^ Pierre Gauchat: Marionettes / by Pierre Gauchat; introduction by Edwin Arnet. IDS Basel Bern
  5. ↑ Pierre Gauchat: About today's stage design / Pierre Gauchat. IDS Basel Bern
  6. ^ Pierre Gauchat, the graphic artist: Exhibition from January 23 to February 28, 1960, Helmhaus Zurich. IDS Basel Bern
  7. ↑ Fritz Bühler Memorial Exhibition, Pierre Gauchat / Gewerbemuseum Basel. IDS Basel Bern
personal data
SURNAME Gauchat, Pierre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss graphic artist and painter
DATE OF BIRTH January 5, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH February 26, 1956
Place of death Cairo