Swiss, 19th – 20th century, male.
Active also active in Germany.
Born 16 December 1874, in Zoug.
Painter, illustrator, sculptor.
Johann Bossard made his debut as a ceramicist before he enrolled at the Munich academy of arts and crafts, where he studied sculpture; he worked in the atelier of Wilhelm von Ruemann at the academy of fine arts in Munich. In ...
(b Leiden, Oct 19, 1877; d Zoeterwoude, Oct 23, 1933).
Dutch potter and sculptor. He trained as a drawing teacher but took a particular interest in bookbinding, decorative woodcuts and household pottery. From the example of the Arts and Crafts Movement he learnt the value of traditional techniques and craftsmanship. In 1898 he settled in Gouda in order to perfect his technical knowledge of pottery-making. Three years later he started his own ceramics firm in Leiderdorp. His ceramics are characterized by their intentionally plain shapes, combined with mostly geometric linear ornament and frequently with sculptural decoration applied in low relief. His work attracted international attention and gained awards at several exhibitions, including the Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte Decorativa in Turin (1902) and the Exposition Universelle et Internationale in Brussels (1910). Around 1907 Brouwer began to experiment with large-scale ceramic decoration. His terracotta ornaments and façade sculptures were greatly admired by contemporary architects, who secured him important commissions in this field, for example the ...
Polish, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 1866, in Lubaczów; died 1924, in Cracow.
Painter, draughtsman, illustrator, decorative artist, ceramicist, sculptor, designer. Portraits, genre scenes, landscapes. Furniture.
Symbolism, Art Nouveau.
Debicki studied at the Akademie der bildenden Künste in Vienna from 1881 to 1884, then in Munich, Paris, Lemberg (now Lviv, Ukraine) and Cracow. He first settled in Lemberg and began teaching in ...
Swedish, 19th century, male.
Born 8 June 1855, in Smedstorp.
Painter, designer, sculptor, potter, illustrator. Landscapes.
Martensson painted many scenes of rural peasants in landscapes.
New York, 25 Jan 1980: The Cattle Wagon (1903, oil on canvas, 25¼ × 37 ins/64 × 94 cm) ...
French, 19th century, male.
Born 1853, in Blois; died 1895 or 1912.
Painter, sculptor, potter, engraver, illustrator. Mythological subjects, portraits, genre scenes, interiors with figures, still-lifes.
Henri Sauvage was a pupil of Charles Busson in Montoire-sur-le-Loir, central France, then studied in Paris with Léon Bonnat and Fernand Humbert. His work was shown at the Paris Salon from ...
Danish, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 18 November 1856, in Copenhagen; died 9 March 1933, in Copenhagen.
Painter, sculptor, potter, engraver, illustrator. Religious subjects, genre scenes. Designs for mosaics, murals.
Joaquim Skøvgaard was the son of Peter Kristian Skøvgaard. He exhibited on various occasions in Paris, most notably at the Expositions Universelles of ...
