Swiss artist lexicon

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Schweizerisches Künstler-Lexikon - Dictionnaire des Artistes Suisses - is the title of a multi-volume artist - lexicon , «published with the support of the federal government and art-friendly private individuals by the Swiss Art Association . Edited with the assistance of experts from Dr. Carl Brun , Professor of Art History at the University of Zurich . "

Emergence

The works published by Johann Caspar Füssli - history and illustration of the best Mahler in Schweitz (1754–1757) as well as the much expanded title History of the best artists in Switzerland (1769–1779) - were out of date at the beginning of the 20th century, in foreign ones Swiss art was hardly present in publications.

By Friedrich Otto Pestalozzi , 1888-1895 chairman of the Zurich Art Association, the suggestion came in 1898 the creation of a Swiss artist lexicon . A thought that Carl Brun had also dealt with during his work as a collaborator on Nagler's Neue Allgemeine Künstler-Lexikon and as the author of articles for the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie .

In 1905, Carl Brun was appointed editor of the planned Swiss Artist Lexicon by the Swiss Art Association. He directed the development until the publication of the supplement volume in 1917.

The editorial committee set up for the publication consisted of the businessman and publicist FO Pestalozzi (Zurich), the art historian Daniel Burckhardt (Basel), the art historian Johann Rudolf Rahn (Zurich), the state archivist Heinrich Türler (Bern), the painter Charles Vuillermet (Lausanne) and Carl Brun (Zurich).

content

The term “Swiss artist” was taken broadly. In addition to the masters born in Switzerland , the foreign masters working in Switzerland should also be taken into account.

The articles should contain a brief description of the life and studies of the artists with a list of the main works and information on the literature, in accordance with the state of the art in criticism and research. They shouldn't have the character of a monograph . Contributions to artists from German-speaking Switzerland and the canton of Ticino were written in German, those about artists from French-speaking Switzerland in French.

In addition to the painters , sculptors and architects , the glass painters , enamel and miniature painters , the representatives of the graphic arts, the carvers , carpenters , medalists , wax embossers , should also - "as far as they represent the milieu and the average performance and diversity of the branches of art" Goldsmiths , artistic blacksmiths and fitters, ore casters and art potters are taken into account.

The editorial team was supported by around 100 experts from all cantons, who wrote the artist biographies using standardized templates. The living artists were also asked with appropriate questionnaires to provide information on their place and date of birth, genre, course of study, important works to be mentioned in the lexicon (especially in public collections) and awards.

The publishing company Huber & Co. in Frauenfeld was chosen. The lexicon appeared in four volumes between 1905 and 1917. This edition was reprinted without any changes in 1967 by Kraus Verlag, Nendeln / Liechtenstein.

The lexicon became the first comprehensive collective biography on Swiss art. The continuation of this standard work served as the basis for the artist's lexicon of Switzerland, 20th century, published from 1958 to 1967 .

Bibliographical information

  • Carl Brun (Editor): Swiss Artist Lexicon. 4 volumes, Verlag Huber & Co, Frauenfeld 1905–1917. ( DNB 560654456 )
  • Reprint of the edition from 1905–1917, Verlag Kraus, Nendeln / Liechtenstein 1967 ( DNB 458917060 )

See also

literature

Web links

Wikisource: Carl Brun  - Sources and full texts
Wikisource: Digital copies of the four volumes of the Swiss Artist's Lexicon (→ Carl Brun)  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Swiss Artist Lexicon, Volume 1, Huber & Co. Frauenfeld 1905, title page.
  2. ↑ Schweizerisches Künstler-Lexikon, Volume 1, Huber & Co. Frauenfeld 1905, foreword, p. XI.
  3. ↑ Schweizerisches Künstler-Lexikon, Volume 1, Huber & Co. Frauenfeld 1905, foreword, p. VII.
  4. ^ Association for the publication of the Swiss artist lexicon (ed.): Artist lexicon of Switzerland. XX. Century. 2 volumes. Huber, Frauenfeld 1958–1967 (unchanged reprint 1983); ( DNB 457313889 )
  5. ↑ Archive of the Swiss Artist Lexicon (1918–1967) at SIK-ISEA, accessed on August 3, 2017.
  6. ^ Katharina Battaglia-Greber: Brun, Carl. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . August 26, 2004 , accessed August 3, 2017 .