"eventually abandoned the commission. However, in 1961 he cast the life-size work in bronze and exhibited it at the Venice Biennale a year later. ""L'Homme Qui Marche I"" was created at the high point of Giacometti's mature period and represents the pinnacle of his experimentation with the human form. The piece is considered to be one of the most important works by the artist and one of the most iconic images of Modern art. Edition number one of the sculpture is located at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Edition number two belongs in a private collection. Other"
"coins: the Austrian 100 euro Steinhof Church commemorative coin, minted on November 9, 2005. On the reverse of the coin, the Koloman Moser stained glass window over the main entrance can be seen. In the center of the window is God the Father seated on a throne. The window is flanked by a pair of bronze angels in Jugendstil style, originally designed by Othmar Schimkowitz. Othmar Schimkowitz Othmar Schimkowitz (2 October 1864 in Tárts, Komárom County – 24 April 1947 in Graz) was a Hungarian-born architectural sculptor who worked on the greatest landmarks of the Vienna Secession. Schimkowitz studied at"
"as the world's largest collection of Le Corbusier drawings, studies, and plans. In 2016, seventeen of Le Corbusier's buildings spanning seven countries were identified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, reflecting ""outstanding contribution to the Modern Movement"". Le Corbusier's portrait was featured on the 10 Swiss francs banknote, pictured with his distinctive eyeglasses. The following place-names carry his name: Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 1887 – 27 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier (), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland"
"50 Swiss Franc bank note) and a reaper (for the 100 Franc note). Both appeared in the 1911 Series Two of the notes. Much of Hodler's work is in public collections in Switzerland. Other collections holding major works include the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Ferdinand Hodler Ferdinand Hodler (March 14, 1853 – May 19, 1918) 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"
"James Vibert James Vibert (15 August 1872 in Carouge, Geneva – 2 May 1942, Plan-les-Ouates) was a Swiss sculptor. He is known as one of the precursors of the Symbolism movement in Switzerland. Vibert was educated as an ironworker in Lyon and moved to Paris in 1891, where he joined the atelier of Rodin and where he associated himself with French Symbolism. After his return to Switzerland he was commissioned for the monumental ""Three Confederates"" completed for the Federal Palace of Switzerland in 1914, and was nominated professor of the ""École des Beaux Arts"" at Geneva. Ferdinand Hodler painted two"
"Universal Postal Union in Bern, Switzerland (""illustration"") erected in 1909, represents the five continents as floating figures joined in transmitting messages around the globe. A postage stamp honoring the sculptor and the monument was issued jointly by Switzerland and France in 2009. René de Saint-Marceaux died in Paris in 1915. René de Saint-Marceaux Charles René de Paul de Saint-Marceaux (23 September 1845 — 23 April 1915) was a French sculptor. He was born in Reims and at age eighteen went to Paris to study at the École des Beaux-Arts. A student of François Jouffroy, he became primarily a sculptor of"
"portraits of Vibert, one in 1907 and the other in 1915. The 1907 portrait is on display at The Art Institute of Chicago as part of the Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection. James Vibert James Vibert (15 August 1872 in Carouge, Geneva – 2 May 1942, Plan-les-Ouates) was a Swiss sculptor. He is known as one of the precursors of the Symbolism movement in Switzerland. Vibert was educated as an ironworker in Lyon and moved to Paris in 1891, where he joined the atelier of Rodin and where he associated himself with French Symbolism. After his return to Switzerland he"
"in his studio in Zurich on 2 June 1993. His last big exhibition took place in 1989 at the Kunsthaus of Zurich. Mario Comensoli Mario Pasquale Comensoli (15 April 1922 – 2 June 1993) was a Swiss painter. He is considered as leading figure of the realist movement, depicting the social evolution of post-World War II Switzerland with key themes ranging from Italian immigrants to the 1968 social unrest, the Disco years and the hopelessness of the 'No Future' youth. Mario Comensoli was born in Lugano on the 15 April 1922. When his mother died, he was raised by his"
"Lausanne. Milo Martin Milo Martin (6 February 1893 – 26 July 1970) was a Swiss sculptor and medal-artist. He was born in Morges as the son of Émile Martin, an engraver and lithographer. Milo Martin studied in Lausanne (notably under Carl Albert Angst), Rome and Florence, but disapproved of art schools' teaching methods and decided to work alone. He specialised in neo-classical nude sculptures, realistic portraits and medal designs. He set up a studio in the Orangerie of Parc Mon-Repos. Most of his sculptures are spread across the Lausanne region. He also travelled to other European countries to exhibit his"
"Mario Bernasconi Mario Bernasconi (Pazzallo, February 13, 1899 – Viganello, March 19, 1963) was a Swiss-Italian sculptor. Mario Bernasconi was born in 1899 in Lugano-Pazzallo, in the home facing the Museum. He was the son of Luigi Bernasconi (electrician) and Caterina Dozio (seamstress). He grew up with his sister Maria (Nini), who was two years younger. He was attracted to what he called ""la mia montagna"" (my mountain) - San Salvatore. On the mountain, he discovered clay and received his first inspirations. During his childhood, beside the school there was the country life. He brought home lizards, snakes, insects of"
"in Edmonton. A collection of Carmichael's work can be viewed at Roses Art Gallery in Sault Ste. Marie. Robert-Ralph Carmichael Robert-Ralph Carmichael (1937 – July 16, 2016) was a Canadian artist who designed the image of the common loon on the reverse side of the Canadian one-dollar coin. The coin takes its name, ""loonie"" (""huard"" in French), from the image of the bird on the reverse. The artwork depicts a loon swimming in a lake, with coniferous trees visible on a point of land on the horizon. Carmichael's initials, RRC, are visible directly under the loon's beak, between the ripples"
"the Châtenay-Malabry cemetery near Paris. Robert Cochet Robert Cochet (1903 - 1988) was a French artist medal engraver, born in 1903. He studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris and specialised in creating designs for medals, coinage and small works in bronze. Cochet designed several coins, including the Fourth Republic 100 franc piece struck in France at the Monnaie de Paris and Beaumont-le-Roger mints between 1954 and 1958. These are signed with a tiny CR monogram on the front and R Cochet on the reverse. He also designed portraits cameos for sulphide paperweights made by the French"
"Albert Marque Albert Marque (14 July 1872 – 1939) was a French sculptor and doll maker of the late 19th and early 20th century. Marque was born in 1872 in Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine. He became well-known and respected at the turn of the 20th century, especially for his sculpting of children. Marque is sometimes confused for or conflated with Albert Marquet, a French Fauvist painter born three years later. This confusion of artists with similar name and age, and from the same country, is compounded by the fact that Henri Matisse often repeated the generally accepted story of the origin of"
"Albert Marque Albert Marque (14 July 1872 – 1939) was a French sculptor and doll maker of the late 19th and early 20th century. Marque was born in 1872 in Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine. He became well-known and respected at the turn of the 20th century, especially for his sculpting of children. Marque is sometimes confused for or conflated with Albert Marquet, a French Fauvist painter born three years later. This confusion of artists with similar name and age, and from the same country, is compounded by the fact that Henri Matisse often repeated the generally accepted story of the origin of"
"centenary in February 2009 at Galerie Pendo in Zurich. Hans Fischer (painter) Hans Fischer (January 6, 1909 – April 19, 1958) was a Swiss painter. He was well known as the author and illustrator of the children's book ""Pitschi"". His nickname was ""Fis"". Hans Fischer first attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts industriels in Geneva, then studied in Zürich. He worked as artist, graphic designer and cartoonist. He also painted sets for the Cabaret Cornichon. In 1945 an exhibition of his work took place at the Berner Kunsthalle. In 1955 he was awarded a prize at the São Paulo Art Biennial."
"Mario Comensoli Mario Pasquale Comensoli (15 April 1922 – 2 June 1993) was a Swiss painter. He is considered as leading figure of the realist movement, depicting the social evolution of post-World War II Switzerland with key themes ranging from Italian immigrants to the 1968 social unrest, the Disco years and the hopelessness of the 'No Future' youth. Mario Comensoli was born in Lugano on the 15 April 1922. When his mother died, he was raised by his two sisters in extreme poverty and this sensitized the artist's character and made him aware of the social problems of the poor"
"Auguste Trémont Auguste Nicolas Trémont (31 December 1892 – 23 October 1980) was a Luxembourger painter, sculptor, and medallist. He specialised in sculptures of animals, with a particular emphasis on big cats. After spending his childhood in Luxembourg, Auguste Tremont moved to Paris where he enrolled at the Ecole des Arts décoratifs in 1909. World War I caught him by surprise while he was visiting Luxembourg. As he tried to make his way back to Paris by passing through Switzerland, he was arrested by German forces near the Swiss border and was imprisoned. Once released from detention, he returned to"
"Louisbourg"", was featured on the 1995 Royal Canadian Mint| Royal Canadian Mint numismatic coins (20th century) $100 coin. 16,916 coins with Parker's artwork were issued. Lewis Parker (artist) Lewis Parker (January 16, 1926 – March 27, 2011) was a Canadian illustrator, painter and muralist. An important and distinguished historical painter, Parker specialized in historical scenes and North American native cultures. He was also a children's book illustrator, and his work is featured in educational texts used across Canada. He made major contributions toward interpreting and promoting the understanding of the history of Canada. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Born"
"from a lithograph by Andreas Staub, was featured on the 100 Deutsche Mark banknote from 2 January 1989 until the adoption of the euro, on 1 January 2002. The back of the banknote shows a grand piano she played, and the exterior of the Hoch Conservatory, where she taught. The great hall of the conservatory is named after her. Clara Schumann Clara Schumann (; Clara Josephine Wieck; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished composers and pianists of the Romantic era. She exerted her influence over a 61-year"
"Milo Martin Milo Martin (6 February 1893 – 26 July 1970) was a Swiss sculptor and medal-artist. He was born in Morges as the son of Émile Martin, an engraver and lithographer. Milo Martin studied in Lausanne (notably under Carl Albert Angst), Rome and Florence, but disapproved of art schools' teaching methods and decided to work alone. He specialised in neo-classical nude sculptures, realistic portraits and medal designs. He set up a studio in the Orangerie of Parc Mon-Repos. Most of his sculptures are spread across the Lausanne region. He also travelled to other European countries to exhibit his works"
"Remo Rossi Remo Rossi (27 September 1909 – 30 December 1982) was a renowned Swiss sculptor, living and operating in Locarno (Ticino, Switzerland). Remo Rossi was born in Locarno on September 27, 1909. Both the father (Ettore) and grandfather (Gualtiero) of Remo belonged to a family of Arzo (Ticino, Switzerland) and were active as marmor artisans and sculptors (called in Italian ""marmorini""). The mother of Remo was from a Jacometti family of Intra (a small city on the Italian part of the Lago Maggiore). The uncle of mother's side (Nesto Jacometti, graphic designer and collectionist) shall be for Remo an"
"grand Animalier, in Les Cahiers luxembourgeois, 1993 Auguste Trémont Auguste Nicolas Trémont (31 December 1892 – 23 October 1980) was a Luxembourger painter, sculptor, and medallist. He specialised in sculptures of animals, with a particular emphasis on big cats. After spending his childhood in Luxembourg, Auguste Tremont moved to Paris where he enrolled at the Ecole des Arts décoratifs in 1909. World War I caught him by surprise while he was visiting Luxembourg. As he tried to make his way back to Paris by passing through Switzerland, he was arrested by German forces near the Swiss border and was imprisoned."
"would dehumanize him. Chardigny died in 1866. Pierre Joseph Chardigny Pierre Joseph Chardigny (1794–1866) was a French sculptor and medal designer. Pierre Joseph Chardigny was born in 1794 in Aix-en-Provence. His father, Barthélémy-François Chardigny, was a sculptor. He learned sculpture from François Joseph Bosio. Chardigny designed many sculptures, some of which are held in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Princeton University Art Museum, the Château de Pau, and the Musée Baron-Martin. Chardigny suggested the design of a 100-foot statue in the shape of William Shakespeare in London, where visitors could go in, but it was"
"Richard Kissling Richard Kissling (April 15, 1848 - July 19, 1919) was a Swiss sculptor, and medallist. Born in Wolfwil, Switzerland, Kissling went through apprenticeship as a plasterer before moving to Rome for 13 years, studying under the sculptor Ferdinand Schlöth. At the 1883 National Exhibition in Zurich, Kissling showed a portrait bust of the Swiss politician Alfred Escher. As a result, he was given the 1889 commission for Escher's statue in bronze and granite, in front of the Arch at Zürich Hauptbahnhof. Kissling became one of the most widely employed Swiss sculptors for monuments and memorials, although his heroic"
"the years, he created several murals of his own at the Church of La Sainte-Trinité and in the Chapel of the Virgin at the Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde, as well as at the churches of Saint-Augustin and Saint-Roch. In 1862, he helped design a 100 Francs banknote for the Banque de France. It used new technologies, designed to prevent counterfeiting, and was in use until 1923. Six years later, he was named a Knight in the Légion d'honneur. In 1879, he participated in decorating the Grand Théâtre de Genève, but most of his work there was destroyed by fire in 1951."
"Robert-Ralph Carmichael Robert-Ralph Carmichael (1937 – July 16, 2016) was a Canadian artist who designed the image of the common loon on the reverse side of the Canadian one-dollar coin. The coin takes its name, ""loonie"" (""huard"" in French), from the image of the bird on the reverse. The artwork depicts a loon swimming in a lake, with coniferous trees visible on a point of land on the horizon. Carmichael's initials, RRC, are visible directly under the loon's beak, between the ripples on the surface of the water. Robert-Ralph lived near the northern town of Echo Bay, Ontario in the"
"the Swiss sculptor Charles Albert Angst and House Dio are represented in one of the halls of the museum. Émile Gallé and Louis Majorelle the representatives of Nancy School are the leading masters of art nouveau furniture. The peculiarity of their works is characterized by adding natural details representing plants and animals and the marquetry technique. The collection also includes works of the famous Czech drawing-artist Alphons Mucha and decorative ironwork of the architect Hector Guimard. Both artists have played a significant role in shaping the stylistic features of art nouveau. A vigorous scientific research is permanently conducted under the"
"of Koller’s 70th birthday, a large exhibition of his works was staged in Zürich, and drew 20,000 visitors. In the same year Koller was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Zürich. Switzerland in 2013 issued a commemorative 50-franc coin bearing a likeness of Koller's most well-known work, ""Gotthard Post"". Rudolf Koller Rudolf Koller (21 May 1828 – 5 January 1905) was a Swiss painter. He is associated with a realist and classicist style, and also with the essentially romantic Düsseldorf school of painting. Koller's style is similar to that of the realist painters Gustave Courbet and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot."
"Davayé, Baumel created a sculpture of a naked youth and a horse. The work was part of the 1% artistic program, whereby 1% of the cost of a new school would be put aside to pay for a work of art for that school. Baumel created a memorial to those railway men who laid down their lives in the 1939-1945 war. Jean-Marie Baumel Jean-Marie Baumel was a French sculptor born in Marseille on 2 November 1912 and who died in Neuilly/Eure on 2 June 1978. Jean-Marie Baumel studied in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts under Henri Bouchard. He exhibited"
"folio representing the Gospel. The sculpture was completed in 1745. A marble ""Enfants jouant avec des fleurs"" by Vinache and Nicolas-François Gillet is also conserved at the Louvre. He died in 1754. Jean-Joseph Vinache Jean-Joseph Vinache (1696 – 1 December 1754) was a French sculptor who served as court sculptor to ""Kurfürst"" Frederick Augustus I, Elector of Saxony, whose equestrian monument, the ""Goldener Reiter"", the ""gilded Horseman"", is one of the most familiar sights of Dresden, Germany, though its sculptor is rarely noted. Vinache was born in Paris, the son of a bronzefounder. His skill brought him to the attention"
"justification to art that he could not find in Protestantism in which he had been raised and that had always been one of his preoccupations: art is a link with the sacred, that offer to the sensorial world the subtle dimension that allows to go beyond the condition of immanence. From the 1955’, his work has one main ambition: to represent the matrix that creates, unifies, and originates everything. Charles Rollier Charles Rollier (1912–1968) was a Swiss painter. Charles Rollier was born in 1912 in Milan. He was the third son of Eric Rollier an industrialist and member of the"
"with the Zentrum Paul Klee, both in Bern. Oscar Wiggli Oscar Wiggli (9 March 1927 – 26 January 2016) was a Swiss composer and sculptor. Oscar Wiggli was born in Solothurn in 1927. After working a few years as a mechanic, he studied architecture at the Zurich University from 1949 to 1951. He created his first wrought iron sculptures in 1955. Since 1956, he lives in Paris and in Muriaux, in Switzerland. In 1980, his works were shown in the Swiss Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. From 1981 on, he also started experimenting and composing with electronic instruments. In 2007,"
"the Masterpieces of Canadian art series. The stamp was designed by Pierre-Yves Pelletier based on the sculpture ""The Spirit of Haida Gwaii"" (1991) by William Ronald Reid in the Canadian Embassy, Washington, United States. The 90¢ stamps are perforated 12.5 x 13 and were printed by Ashton-Potter Limited. Two of his sculptures, ""Raven and the First Men"" and ""Spirit of Haida Gwaii"", are prominently featured on the $20 note in the Bank of Canada's new ""Canadian Journey"" (2004) issue, paired with a quotation from author Gabrielle Roy. Reid participated in the blockades of logging roads which helped save the rain"