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Ferdinand Hodler - Reading Priest

Reading Priest

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss, 1853-1918)
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Ferdinand Hodler

Ferdinand Hodler was one of the best-known Swiss painters of the nineteenth century. His early works were portraits, landscapes, and genre paintings in a realistic style. Later, he adopted a personal form of symbolism which he called "parallelism".

Hodler was born in Bern, the eldest of six children. His father, Jean Hodler, made a meager living as a carpenter; his mother, Marguerite (née Neukomm), was from a peasant family. By the time Hodler was eight years old, he had lost his father and two younger brothers to tuberculosis. His mother remarried, to a decorative painter named Gottlieb Schüpach who had five children from a previous marriage. The birth of additional children brought the size of Hodler's family to thirteen.

The family's finances were poor, and the nine-year-old Hodler was put to work assisting his stepfather in painting signs and other commercial projects. After the death of his mother from tuberculosis in 1867, Hodler was sent to Thun to apprentice with a local painter, Ferdinand Sommer. From Sommer, Hodler learned the craft of painting conventional Alpine landscapes, typically copied from prints, which he sold in shops and to tourists.

Many of Hodler's best-known paintings are scenes in which characters are engaged in everyday activities, such as the famous woodcutter (Der Holzfäller, 1910, Musée d'Orsay, Paris). In 1908, the Swiss National Bank commissioned Hodler to create two designs for new paper currency. His designs were controversial: rather than portraits of famous men, Hodler chose to depict a woodcutter (for the 50 Swiss franc bank note) and a reaper (for the 100 Franc note). Both appeared in the 1911 Series Two of the notes.

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Ausgabe C in 5 Bde.

Ausgabe C in 5 Bde. (1919)

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Schafe Am Sentier Des Saules

Schafe Am Sentier Des Saules (1878)

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Montana Landscape With Becs De Bosson And Vallon De Réchy

Montana Landscape With Becs De Bosson And Vallon De Réchy (1915)

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Street Of St. Georges

Street Of St. Georges

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Portrait Of August Hodler (The Student)

Portrait Of August Hodler (The Student) (1875)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss, 1853-1918)
Secession. 19. Ausstellung der Vereinigung Bildender Künstler Österreichs

Secession. 19. Ausstellung der Vereinigung Bildender Künstler Österreichs (1904)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss, 1853-1918)
Mower on the field

Mower on the field (ca. 1909)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss, 1853-1918)
Portrait Of Käthe Von Bach (In The Garden)

Portrait Of Käthe Von Bach (In The Garden) (1904)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss, 1853-1918)
Walk Along The Border Of A Wood

Walk Along The Border Of A Wood

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View Into Infinity, Single Figure

View Into Infinity, Single Figure (1913)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss, 1853-1918)
Lake Champfèr

Lake Champfèr

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss, 1853-1918)
Lake Thun From Breitlauenen

Lake Thun From Breitlauenen (1906)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss, 1853-1918)
Bildnis einer Unbekannten (Berner Mädchen)

Bildnis einer Unbekannten (Berner Mädchen) (circa 1898)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss, 1853-1918)
Guest House

Guest House (1879)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss, 1853-1918)
Portrait Of Marie Elise Bernhard-Hodler

Portrait Of Marie Elise Bernhard-Hodler (1917)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss, 1853-1918)
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