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Albert Welti (18 February 1862 – 7 June 1912) was a Swiss painter and
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Ulrich Fehlmann, "Streit um Walter: Die Polemik um die Briefmarkenausgabe von 1907".
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Albert Welti (18 February 1862 – 7 June 1912) was a Swiss painter and etcher
Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types ...
. Many of his works depicted dreams or nightmares.
Biography
Welti was born in Zurich as the oldest of seven children of Jakob Albert Welti-Furrer (1833-1906), a hauler, and Anna Barbara Furrer. Part of the French Armée de l'Est was billeted on his grandfather's property in 1871, and watching their activities inspired his later interest in historical scenes. After completing his primary education, Welti attended the local ''Industrieschule'', where he studied engraving with Johann Conrad Werdmüller. In 1880, he began a photography apprenticeship with his uncle Oswald Welti (1843-1932) inLausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...
, but stayed with him for only one year, enrolling at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (german: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, also known as Munich Academy) is one of the oldest and most significant art academies in Germany. It is located in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich, in Bavaria, ...
in 1882. After returning to Zurich in 1886, he became an student and assistant of painter Arnold Böcklin, who would become his main influence. Welti worked at Böcklin's studio until 1891, when he began his career as an independent artist.
In 1894, Welti married Emmeline Wildbolz. They settled in the outskirts of Munich the next year, where Welti opened a studio. He regularly travelled to Switzerland, and after his father's death, Welti assuaged his grief by visiting Innertkirchen
Innertkirchen is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Gadmen merged into the municipality of Innertkirchen.
and Vättis, where he created numerous pastel nature studies. After that, he worked in Munich until 1908. While there, he became friends with the author Hermann Hesse
Hermann Karl Hesse (; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include ''Demian'', '' Steppenwolf'', '' Siddhartha'', and ''The Glass Bead Game'', each of which explores an individual's ...
.
His wife died, suddenly, in 1911. Welti died a year later in Bern, aged 50. His country home in Ostermundigen
Ostermundigen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
The city is the birthplace of an actress, Ursula Andress.
Most of the buildings in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Old Ci ...
, near Bern, was bought by Hesse. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics. His son, Albert Jakob Welti also became an artist and an author. The singer-songwriter Sophie Hunger
Sophie Hunger (born Émilie Jeanne-Sophie Welti on 31 March 1983) is a Swiss singer-songwriter, film composer, multi-instrumentalist (guitar, blues harp, piano) and bandleader, currently living in Berlin.
Early life
Émilie Jeanne-Sophie We ...
is his grand niece.
Works
Welti's best known work is probably the large fresco ', in the meeting room of the Council of States at the Federal Palace, which was commissioned by the Swiss government in 1908. After his death in 1912, the work was completed by Wilhelm Balmer in 1914. In addition to his art, he also designed postage stamps for theSwiss Post
Swiss Post (french: La Poste suisse, it, La Posta Svizzera, german: Die Schweizerische Post, rm, La Posta Svizra) is the national postal service of Switzerland. A public company owned by the Swiss Confederation, it is the country's second lar ...
.Ulrich Fehlmann, "Streit um Walter: Die Polemik um die Briefmarkenausgabe von 1907".
Selected works
Walpurgis Night
Walpurgis Night (), an abbreviation of Saint Walpurgis Night (from the German ), also known as Saint Walpurga's Eve (alternatively spelled Saint Walburga's Eve), is the eve of the Christian feast day of Saint Walpurga, an 8th-century abbess ...
File:Welti Landsgemeinde3 1912.jpg, Die Landesgemeinde
File:Welti Nebelreiter 1896.jpg, Fog Rider
References
Further reading
* Philippe Welti and Gaudenz Welti. ''Albert Welti, 1862–1912. Schweizer Maler und Zürcher Zünfter. Ein Lebensbild des um 1900 bekanntesten Schweizer Malers und Zeichners''. Zunft zur Waag. Zürich 2012. .External links
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