Therese Bickel
Therese Bickel , also Theresia Bickel and Therese Bickel-Hummel (born April 4, 1941 in Kriens , † January 31, 1999 in St. Gallen ; authorized to reside in Ennetbürgen ), was a Swiss artist of Art brut .
life and work
Therese, also Theresia, Bickel, née Hummel, had been disabled since 1962 due to polyarthritis . She worked as a kitchen helper and in 1973 married the laborer Martin Bickel . In 1988 she began to draw, mostly rural scenes in a childlike style.
A group of works by Therese Bickel came to the museum in the warehouse in St. Gallen via the Josef and Mina John collection acquired in 2014 .
Web links
- Biography and work pictures on the website of the museum in the warehouse
- Bickel, Therese. In: Sikart
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bickel, Therese |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bickel-Hummel, Therese; Bickel, Theresia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss Art Brut painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kriens |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 31, 1999 |
| Place of death | St. Gallen |