Theodor Barth (painter)
Theodor Barth (born March 9, 1875 in Beggingen ; † August 26, 1949 in Lucerne ) was a Swiss painter , graphic artist , draftsman and illustrator .
Life
Barth's father Theodor Barth-Imhoof was a pastor at the Theodorskirche and Matthäuskirche in Basel . Barth spent his youth in Zofingen and attended grammar school in Basel. He then studied chemistry and wrote his doctoral thesis on alchemy . For the next seven years he worked as a chemist in Holland, France and Switzerland.
Married to Hermine Barth-Jundt, Barth decided to give up his job and to pursue a career as an artist. From 1904 to 1908 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich with Heinrich Knirr , Ludwig von Löfftz and Peter Halm and graduated there a. a. Friendship with Albert Welti , Ernst Kreidolf and Wilhelm Balmer .
In 1914 he settled in Basel and worked for three years as a secretary at the Kunsthaus Zürich . Barth lived and worked on Rittergasse in Basel, Beckenried , Schwyz , Meggen and Uttwil .
In 1932 he moved to Lucerne, where he worked until his death. His oeuvre is shaped by lithographs , portraits, still lifes and cityscapes.
Theodor Barth was a cousin of the theologian Karl Barth . From 1901 onwards, through his sister Johanna, he was related by marriage to the theologian Rudolf Liechtenhan .
Publications
- Emanuel Stickelberger: The painter Theodor Barth In: Basler Stadtbuch , Basel, 1952
- «Swiss picture book All sorts from the fatherland for young and old» , Ernst Jenny (text), Theodor Barth (illustrations). Manissadjian & Co., Basel / Zurich, 1907.
- (with Otto Plattner :) Emmanuel Stickelberger: The Philosopher's Stone. A merchant story from old Basel. Friedrich Reinhardt, Basel 1919.
- Illustrations of the novel Der Schmied von Göschenen by Robert Schedler , 1919.
- Gertrud Genzmer: At the silent hearth in winter . Stories for young and old. Book decorations [66 illustrations] by Theodor Barth. Verlag von Levy and Müller, Stuttgart [1906].
Web links
- Barth, Theodor. In: Sikart
- Theodor Barth In: Swissbib
Individual evidence
- ^ Academy of Fine Arts Munich: Theodor Barth. Retrieved October 26, 2019 .
- ^ Emanuel Stickelberger: Lithography work, graphics. Retrieved October 26, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barth, Theodor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barth-Jundt, Theodor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter, graphic artist, draftsman and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Committed |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1949 |
| Place of death | Lucerne |