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Heinrich Altherr - Ekstatischer Tanz

Ekstatischer Tanz (1929)

Heinrich Altherr (Swiss, 1878–1947)
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Heinrich Altherr

Heinrich Altherr was a Swiss painter. He is best known for his murals in churches and various public buildings.

His father, Alfred, was a pastor. He had his first art lessons from a family friend, the sculptor Carl Burckhardt. Later, he studied with Fritz Schider and, after failing the entrance exam for the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, with Heinrich Knirr at his private school there. A trip to Italy confirmed his preference for dark, northern colors over the bright Mediterranean palette. French Impressionism also had little appeal for him, as he found himself attracted to Expressionism instead. He initially focused on portraits and landscapes.

He was one of the first members of the Deutscher Künstlerbund. In 1906, he became a teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe. During this period, he created frescoes and stained glass windows for churches in Darmstadt, Basel, Karlsruhe, Elberfeld and Zürich. He also made the acquaintance of the architect Karl Moser, who was instrumental in obtaining several large commissions.

In 1913, he moved to the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart, where he had been appointed a Professor. He married Wilhelmine Fauser in 1917. From 1919 to 1921 he served as its Director. He was one of the founders of the Stuttgart Succession [de] in 1923 and served as its first Chairman. His primary subject was composition and he remained there until 1939. He was an active campaigner against superficial fashions in the fine arts and opposed the official styles promoted by National Socialist policy.

Eventually, he ran afoul of those policies and his works were declared to be "Entartete Kunst" (degenerate). In 1938, several of his paintings were confiscated and destroyed. In consideration of his students, he remained at the school until 1939, but the outbreak of war forced him to return to Switzerland. His last work in Germany was a monumental religious mural for the Friedenskirche in Heilbronn, depicting Jesus flanked by unbelievers on one side and the faithful on the other. It was destroyed during a bombing raid in 1944. The Städtische Museen Heilbronn [de] are in possession of sketches and models for the mural, so some record of it remains.

From 1941 to 1946, he created several major mural cycles at the State Archives of Basel [de] and the Friedhof am Hörnli [de].

More Artworks by Heinrich Altherr

Portrait of the Gilder Emil Baumgartner

Portrait of the Gilder Emil Baumgartner (1900)

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Portrait of the Musician Hermann Suter

Portrait of the Musician Hermann Suter (1903)

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Portrait of the Painter Hermann Meyer (My Friend Hermann Meyer)

Portrait of the Painter Hermann Meyer (My Friend Hermann Meyer) (1903)

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The Castaway

The Castaway (1928)

Heinrich Altherr (Swiss, 1878–1947)
Bildnis des Bildhauers Fridolin Dietsche

Bildnis des Bildhauers Fridolin Dietsche (1906)

Heinrich Altherr (Swiss, 1878–1947)

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