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Albert Anker
Albert Anker

Albert Anker

Swiss, 1831 – 1910
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Albrecht Samuel Anker was a Swiss painter and illustrator who has been called the "national painter" of Switzerland because of his enduringly popular depictions of 19th-century Swiss village life.

Born in Ins as the son of veterinarian Samuel Anker, Anker attended school in Neuchâtel, where he and Auguste Bachelin, later a fellow artist, took early drawing lessons with Louis Wallinger in 1845–48. In 1849–51, he attended the Gymnasium Kirchenfeld [de] in Bern, graduating with the Matura. Afterwards, he studied theology, beginning in 1851 in Bern and continuing at the university of Halle, Germany.

Anker moved to Paris, where he studied with Charles Gleyre and attended the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in 1855–60.

In 1866, he was awarded a gold medal at the Paris Salon for Schlafendes Mädchen im Walde (1865) und Schreibunterricht (1865); in 1878 he was made a knight of the Légion d'honneur. In 1870–74 he was a member of the Grand Council of Bern, where he advocated the construction of the Kunstmuseum Bern.

Apart from his regular wintertime stays in Paris, Anker frequently travelled to Italy and other European countries. In 1889–93 and 1895–98 he was a member of the Swiss Federal Art Commission and in 1900 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bern.

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Girl With Red Hair Ribbon

Girl With Red Hair Ribbon (1868)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
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Schlafzimmer Interieur

Schlafzimmer Interieur

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Still Life
Raumstudie zu die Kinderkrippe

Raumstudie zu die Kinderkrippe (1890)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Still Life
Rast der Säumer

Rast der Säumer

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Landscape
Sitzender Bauer mit Pfeife

Sitzender Bauer mit Pfeife (1900)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
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Bauer eine Pfeife anzündend

Bauer eine Pfeife anzündend (1902)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
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Two sleeping girls on the stove bench

Two sleeping girls on the stove bench (1895)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Figurative
Bauernmädchen (Farm Girl)

Bauernmädchen (Farm Girl) (1886)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Figurative
The Zaeslin Siblings

The Zaeslin Siblings (1896)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Figurative
The school exam

The school exam (1862)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Figurative
Knabenbildnis (Dr Heiri)

Knabenbildnis (Dr Heiri)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Figurative
Knabe Mit Mütze Beim Essen

Knabe Mit Mütze Beim Essen (1910)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Figurative
Living Room Corner With Laundry Basket

Living Room Corner With Laundry Basket

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Still Life
Still Life; Herrings

Still Life; Herrings

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Still Life
At The Cemetery

At The Cemetery (1872)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Figurative
Sitting Peasant Woman Holding A Cup In Her Hand

Sitting Peasant Woman Holding A Cup In Her Hand (1909)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Figurative
Old Woman Reading The Bible

Old Woman Reading The Bible (1904)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Figurative
The village tailor

The village tailor (1894)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Figurative
Bookplate of L. Gerster

Bookplate of L. Gerster (1904)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Illustration
Stillleben; Neuer Wein

Stillleben; Neuer Wein (circa 1890)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Still Life
Stillleben; Alter Wein und Brot

Stillleben; Alter Wein und Brot (1896)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Still Life
Still life; Moderateness

Still life; Moderateness (1896)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Still Life
Still life; Excess

Still life; Excess (1896)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Still Life
Still life; coffee and potatoes

Still life; coffee and potatoes (1897)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Still Life
Still life with coffee

Still life with coffee (1877)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Still Life
Still life with coffee setting and cognac bottle

Still life with coffee setting and cognac bottle (1882)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Still Life
Sleeping Girl On A Wooden Bench

Sleeping Girl On A Wooden Bench

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Figurative
The school walk

The school walk (1872)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Figurative
The artist’s daughter Louise

The artist’s daughter Louise (1874)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Figurative
Self-portrait in profile, left

Self-portrait in profile, left (1891)

Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831 – 1910)
Figurative
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