Albert Anker (1831–1910) is regarded as the “national painter” of Switzerland. His meticulous paintings of Swiss rural life endeared him to the public and during his heyday, he was regarded as the most popular artist. His works captured the daily and social life of the rustics in the picturesque villages of Switzerland. While these captured the imagination of the public, his portraits charmed the critics. Indeed, his portraits and still-lifes are what cemented his enduring legacy. Unlike many of his contemporaries, his documentation of the social life of villagers was never judgmental. Rather he portrayed them as plain and unpretentious. Anker also worked on many still-lives, which are considered to be among his most important works.
For a fuller biography see part 1 also. For earlier works see parts 1 to 3 also.
This is part 4 of a 5-part post on the works of Albert Anker:
For a fuller biography see part 1 also. For earlier works see parts 1 to 3 also.
This is part 4 of a 5-part post on the works of Albert Anker:
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| 1904 Seated Peasant Woman Knitting watercolour 33.3 x 24.1 cm Private Collection |
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| 1904 Sitting Farmer Reading watercolour 24.5 x 24.8 cm Private Collection |
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| 1905 Girl Reading watercolour 28.5 diameter Private Collection |
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| 1905 Grandfather with His Morning Snack watercolour on paper 35 x 25 cm Private Collection |
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| 1905 Grandmother with a Bible watercolour on paper 35 x 25 cm Private Collection |
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| 1905 Seated Grandmother Mending watercolour 28.5 cm diameter Private Collection |
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| 1906 Girl in a Winter Landscape watercolour and pencil on paper 34 x 24 cm Private Collection |
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| 1906 Grandfather with a Newspaper watercolour 24.8 x 33.7 cm Private Collection |
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| 1906 Old Man Smoking a Pipe watercolour 34.5 x 24.5 cm Private Collection |
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| 1906 Young Girl Writing watercolour 24.4 x 24.4 cm Private Collection |
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| 1907 Girl Knitting while Reading watercolour 33 x 23.9 cm Private Collection |
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| 1907 Girl Looking at a Book watercolour 34 x 24 cm Private Collection |
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| 1907 Reading Farmer Sitting by the Tiled Stove watercolour 35 x 25 cm Private Collection |
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| 1907 The Absinthe Drinker watercolour 19.1 x 14.8 cm Private Collection |
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| 1908 A Peasant Woman Reading watercolour and pencil on paper 34.5 x 24.5 cm Private Collection |
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| 1908 Child at a Table watercolour and pencil on paper 25 x 34.5 cm Private Collection |
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| 1908 Farmer from Ins at a Table watercolour on paper 33.5 x 34.5 cm Private Collection |
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| 1908 Old Man Sitting at Table, Shown from Behind watercolour 34 x 24.5 cm Private Collection |
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| 1908 The Absinthe Drinker watercolour Private Collection |
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| 1908 The Convalescent watercolour and pencil on paper 26 cm diameter Private Collection |
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| 1908 The Little Seamstress watercolour 34.5 x 24.9 cm Private Collection |
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| 1908c Writing Boy 36.3 x 35.3 cm Private Collection |
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| 1909 Girl with Homework watercolour on paper 25.4 x 35.6 cm Private Collection |
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| 1909 Man Reading watercolour 34.5 x 24.5 cm Private Collection |
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| 1909 Sitting Peasant Woman Holding a Cup in Her Hand watercolour 34 x 24.5 cm Private Collection |
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| 1910 Boy wit Hat, Eating watercolour 34 x 24 cm |
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| 1910 Girl Knitting watercolour 24.4 x 34.6 cm Private Collection |
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| 1910 Old Farmer, Reading watercolour 34 x 24 cm Private Collection |
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| 1910 Peasant Woman at the Spinning Wheel watercolour 34 x 24 cm Private Collection |
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| 1910 Tea Service |
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| n.d. A Farmer's Wife, Sewing watercolour on paper 33.5 x 23.5 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. A Mouse with a Peanut watercolour 10 x 15.4 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. A Seated Farmer with a Pipe watercolour and pencil on paper 33.5 x 24 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. An Old Man Reading a Newspaper watercolour 24.5 x 35 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Boy with a Slate watercolour and pencil on paper 22 x 18 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Child with a Doll oil on canvas 40 x 32 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Coffee and Cognac Private Collection |
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| n.d. Corner Stove with Laundry Basket watercolour and pencil on paper 23 x 33.5 cm Private Collection |