Albert Anker
(1831–1910) schweizisk målare
Albert Anker (Switzerland, 1831–1910) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Albert Anker belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Albert Anker was born in Ins and died in Ins. Albert Anker trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, and University of Bern. Albert Anker studied under Charles Gleyre. Wikidata associates Albert Anker with realism and Impressionism. Albert Anker became a member of Zofingia. The awards include Knight of the Legion of Honour and Honorary doctor at the University of Bern.
The works belong mainly to the genre portrait painting. The catalogue has 109 works by Albert Anker with free images. The dated works span the years 1858–1910. Works by Albert Anker are held by several collections, among them Kunstmuseum Bern, Kunsthaus Zürich, Kunstmuseum Basel, and Museum Oskar Reinhart am Stadtgarten. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Frank Buchser, François Bocion, Rudolf Koller, Benjamin Vautier, and Édouard Brandon.