Robert S. Gessner
Robert Salomon Gessner (born September 20, 1908 in Zurich ; † December 26, 1982 in Locarno ) was a Swiss painter, graphic artist and representative of the Zurich School of Concrete .
Life
He was born the son of the judge Karl Eduard Gessner and his wife Selma Regula. From 1924 Robert S. Gessner occupied himself with abstract and non-representational painting. From 1925 to 1927 he completed an apprenticeship as a window dresser at the Jelmoli department store in Zurich. From 1927 to 1931 he attended the Zurich School of Applied Arts in the class of Alfred Altherr , later he moved to the graphics class, where he came into contact with teachers Walter Roshardt , Ernst Keller, Karl Hügin , Otto Meyer-Amden and Ernst Gubler . From 1932 Gessner worked as a freelance commercial / commercial graphic artist and painter. In 1938 he became a member of the artists' association allianz , which was founded the year before by Leo Leuppi and Richard Paul Lohse and emerged from the circle of the Zurich Concretists. From 1940 to 1956 Robert S. Gessner was responsible for the training of apprentices and volunteers at the Zurich School of Applied Arts, in 1944 and 1945 he was an assistant teacher, from 1957 to 1963 a specialist teacher for drawing for drawing, vice-rector at Hans Fischer and head of apprenticeship training. In the years 1957 to 1963 various stays in Ibiza followed.
Exhibitions (selection)
- During his lifetime
- 1949: Orell Füssli Gallery, Zurich
- 1950 and 1963: Galerie Chichio Haller, Zurich
- 1950, 1952 and 1954: Galerie 16, Zurich
- 1955 and 1964: Club Bel Etage, Zurich
- 1958, 1960, 1966, 1968 and 1971: Galerie Läubli, Zurich
- 1962: Casa alla Fontanella, Ascona
- 1962: Castelnuovo Gallery, Ascona
- 1963: Galerie Gampiross, Frauenfeld
- 1965: Small gallery (Felix Schenker), Schwenningen aN
- 1965: Johanna Schiessel Gallery, Freiburg i. Br.
- 1965 and 1969: Galerie Colette Ryter, Zurich
- 1973, 1975, 1977 and 1983: Galerie Trittligasse , Zurich
- 1978: Galerie Bettina, Zurich
- Posthumously
- 1985: Galerie Schlégl, Zurich
- 1986, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2005: Galerie Arteba, Zurich
- 1995: Carzaniga & Uecker Gallery, Basel
- 2008: The gallery. Zuerichsee Auctions, Erlenbach
- 2011: Kunsthaus Rehau, Rehau Robert S. Gessner: Revision or the rediscovery of the Swiss painter, draftsman and teacher
- 2012: Villa Dessauer, Bamberg . Revision or rediscovery by a Swiss artist, 1908-1982
- 2012: Art Association Talstrasse eV, Halle, Saale . The early work, painting and graphics
- 2012: Gallery St. Johann, Saarbrücken
- 2012: Galleria il Tesoro, Altendorf. Exhibition on the 30th anniversary of Robert S. Gessner's death
- 2014: Galerie Rigassi, Bern
literature
- Eugen Gomringer : Robert S. Gessner. The Zurich artist in the field of tension of concrete art . Waser Verlag Zurich, 1991
- Eva Korazíja-Magnaguagno: The modern woodcut in Switzerland , Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Graphics Collection Limmat, 1987, p. 318
- Eugen Gomringer, Peter Volkwein: Museum for Concrete Art, Ingolstadt , Edition Braus, Heidelberg, 1993, p. 146
Web links
- Robert S. Gessner at sikart .ch
- Publications by and about Robert S. Gessner in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- www.galleriailtesoro.ch
- Art Foundation Rob. S. Gessner
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gessner, Robert S. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gessner, Robert Salomon (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter, graphic artist and representative of the Zurich School of Concrete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1982 |
| Place of death | Locarno |