Hans Bachmann
born 30. January 1852 in Winikon
passed away on 12. November 1917 in Luzern
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Hans Bachmann war ein Schweizer Interieur-, Landschafts- und Porträtmaler. Ab 1870 besuchte er in Düsseldorf die Kunstakademie. 1880 musste er aus gesundheitlichen Gründen einen zweijährigen Kuraufenthalt in den Schweizer Bergen machen, wo er vor allem Naturstudien machte. Nach seiner Rückkehr nach Düsseldorf schloss er sich dem Kreis um Benjamin Vautier den Älteren an und malte volkstümliche Szenen, mit denen er internationale Erfolge erntete. 1887 erhielt er an der Londoner Kunstausstellung im Crystal Palace eine Goldmedaille für das Gemälde Weihnachtssingen und 1888 eine Auszeichnung von der Königlichen Akademie der Künste in Berlin. 1895 kehrte Bachmann in die Schweiz zurück und liess sich in Reiden nieder. 1897 bis 1905 unterrichtete er an den Kunstgewerbeschulen Zürich und Luzern, ab 1903 auch an einer privaten Malschule für Frauen in Luzern. Von 1899 bis 1901 war er Mitglied der Eidgenössischen Kunstkommission und 1909 gehörte er zu den Gründungsmitgliedern der Luzerner Sezession. Das Kunstmuseum Bern widmete ihm 1918 eine Gedächtnisausstellung.
Hans Bachmann was a Swiss portrait, landscape and interior painter. Starting in 1870 he studied at the art academy in Düsseldorf. Due to health concerns, he took a two-year retreat in 1880 to the Swiss Mountains, using that time to focus on studies of nature. After his return to Düsseldorf, he joined the band of acquaintances circled around Benjamin Vautier and painted folk scenes, through which he enjoyed international renown. In 1887 he received a gold medal at the London Art Exhibition at the Crystal Palace for the painting Weihnachtssingen (Christmas Caroling) and in 1888 an award from the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin. In 1895 Bachmann returned to Switzerland, settling in Reiden. From 1897 to 1905 he taught at the schools of applied arts in Zurich and Lucerne, and from 1903 onwards at a private painting school for women in Lucerne as well. From 1899 to 1901 he was a member of the Federal Art Commission and in 1909 he was one of the founding members of the Lucerne Secession. The Bern Museum of Art dedicated a memorial exhibition to him in 1918. Bachmann had a knack for depicting children and other simple rural subjects; a characteristic he shared with Albert Anker, both described the rural habits and customs of their era with objective detachment.
Hans Bachmann was a Swiss portrait, landscape and interior painter. Starting in 1870 he studied at the art academy in Düsseldorf. Due to health concerns, he took a two-year retreat in 1880 to the Swiss Mountains, using that time to focus on studies of nature. After his return to Düsseldorf, he joined the band of acquaintances circled around Benjamin Vautier and painted folk scenes, through which he enjoyed international renown. In 1887 he received a gold medal at the London Art Exhibition at the Crystal Palace for the painting Weihnachtssingen (Christmas Caroling) and in 1888 an award from the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin. In 1895 Bachmann returned to Switzerland, settling in Reiden. From 1897 to 1905 he taught at the schools of applied arts in Zurich and Lucerne, and from 1903 onwards at a private painting school for women in Lucerne as well. From 1899 to 1901 he was a member of the Federal Art Commission and in 1909 he was one of the founding members of the Lucerne Secession. The Bern Museum of Art dedicated a memorial exhibition to him in 1918. Bachmann had a knack for depicting children and other simple rural subjects; a characteristic he shared with Albert Anker, both described the rural habits and customs of their era with objective detachment.
