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 4 also.
This is part 5 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 4 also.
This is part 5 of a 5-part post on the works of Albert Anker:
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| n.d. Girl Drinking Coffee oil on canvas 31.1 diameter Private Collection |
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| n.d. Girl with Loaf of Bread oil on canvas 30 x 20.5 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Girl with Sheaves watercolour and pencil on paper 34 x 24 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Grandmother Reading watercolour 33.5 x 23.5 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Knitting Bernese Woman with Child oil on canvas 49 x 38 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Knitting Grandmother brush and ink on paper 35 x 25 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. La Parisienne watercolour and pencil on paper 26 x 21.9 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Mother and Child chalk on paper 65 x 46 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Newsboy charcoal heightened with white 76 x 57 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Old Schnapps Drinker oil on canvas 64 x 46.5 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Peasant Woman |
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| n.d. Portrait of a Bernese Girl oil on canvas 51 x 37.5 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Portrait of a Boy oil on canvas 40.5 x 31.5 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Portrait of a Boy oil on canvas 40.5 x 32 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Portrait of a Boy oil on canvas 42.5 x 32 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Portrait of a Boy with Cap oil on canvas 37 x 32 cm Oskar Reinhart Collection, Winterthur, Switzerland |
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| n.d. Portrait of a Boy with Cap oil on canvas 42.5 x 34 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Portrait of a Girl oil on canvas 39.4 x 29.2 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Portrait of a Girl oil on canvas 40.5 x 31.5 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Portrait of a Girl oil on canvas 41 x 32 cm |
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| n.d. Portrait of a Girl with Red Necklace |
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| n.d. Portrait of a Young Girl oil on canvas 42 x 33 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Portrait of an Old Farmer watercolour 34.2 x 24.7 cm Kunstmuseum, Lucerne, Switzerland |
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| n.d. Sitting Boy Peeling Potatoes oil on paper 14 x 13 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Sleeping Girl on a Wooden Bench oil on canvas 45 x 70 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Still Life oil on canvas 43.2 x 36.9 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Still-Life with Coffee, Bread and Potatoes |
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| n.d. The Girl with the Dominoes oil on panel 37 cm diameter Private Collection |
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| n.d. The Little Knitters oil on panel 62 x 68.5 cm Museum Oskar Reinhart, Winterthur, Switzerland |
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| n.d. The Strawberry Girl watercolour 35 x 25 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. The Village Tailor |
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| n.d. Young Boy of Ins Holding a Child in His Lap watercolour and pencil on paper 19 x 13 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Young Girl with Slate watercolour 56.4 x 36.1 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Young Mother |
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| n.d. Young Woman Knitting watercolour 33.8 x 23.9 cm Private Collection |
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| n.d. Young Woman, Seated watercolour 32 x 22 cm Private Collection |
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| Portrait of a Young Woman watercolour 23.7 x 21.7 cm Private Collection |
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| Portrait of Wilibald Pirkheimer watercolour and pencil 17.5 diameter Private Collection |