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Frank (originally Franz) Buchser (1828–1890) was a Swisspainter.[1] He is noted for his portraits of notable American figures of the post civil war period and for his works with Oriental themes.
Born Franz Buchser on 15 August 1828 near Solothurn in Switzerland, he was the son of a farmer, Niklaus Josef and his wife Anna Maria, née Walker. At the age of 18 he was apprenticed to a piano builder and organ maker. However, his apprenticeship ended abruptly when the master found him in bed with his daughter.[2]
In 1847, he decided to become a painter, and took drawing lessons from the Bern artist, Heinrich von Arx (1802–58). He travelled to Rome via Paris and Florence and studied art in Paris, Antwerp and at the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. While in Rome, he financed his studies by working for the Swiss Guard. Although he took art lessons here and there, the bulk of his art education was primarily self-taught.
Buchser travelled extensively in Europe, Africa and England. A personal highlight of his travels was a visit to Fez, Morocco in 1858 where he painted many street scenes and pictures of the Bedouin people. In 1862, he was active as commissioner of the Department of Swiss Art at the World's Fair in London.[3]
In 1866, Buchser visited the United States and remained there until 1871. He painted scenes of the American plains, with an emphasis on color that was new at the time. He caught up with a military expedition led by General William T. Sherman and painted scenes of the places they visited, including Fort Laramie.[4] While in the US, he painted portraits of many notable personalities, including President Andrew Johnson, Secretary of State, William Seward and General Sherman [5] and the last known portrait of Robert E. Lee.[6] He also painted a series depicting African Americans in a sympathetic manner.[7] During this period, he Americanised his name to Frank, and retained that form for the rest of his life.
In his final years, he returned to his native Switzerland where he campaigned for a reform of the art exhibition system and was a supporter of the "Swiss Federal Decree on the Promotion and Elevation of Swiss Art" (1887). From 1888 to 1890 he was one of the members of the Federal Art Commission [de].[8]
Stylistically, Buchser's work was very versatile. He has been described as an Orientalist painter and as a realist. His oeuvre comprises about 1000 works in oil, including about 300 full paintings. The remainder are mostly independent sketches, often executed with spiritedly rapid strokes, which show the artist's pronounced sense of color and light. The most important collection of his works are in the Kunstmuseum Solothurn (80 paintings) and the Kunstmuseum Basel (over 1000 oil sketches, drawings and watercolors and sketchbooks).[9]
He died on November 22, 1890, in Solothurn.
Select list of paintingsedit
Street Scene in Algiers (c.1850)
Bedouin Seated with Pen and Paper n.d.
Naked Slave with Tambourine
Portrait of Andrew Johnson
Portrait of Robert E. Lee (c. 1870; Currently in the residence of the Swiss ambassador to the U.S, Washington D.C.)
Portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman (Currently in the residence of the Swiss ambassador to the U.S, Washington D.C.)
^Burns, S. and Davis, J., American Art to 1900: A Documentary History, University of California Press, 2009, p.536
^Wallace-Sanders, k., Skin Deep, Spirit Strong: The Black Female Body in American Culture, University of Michigan Press, 2002, p.123; Moriarty, S., "The 'Negro-Pictures' of Frank Buchser: Romantic Representation of Blackness in America," SECAC Conference Proceedings, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 24–27, 2008
^Brun, C., "Buchser, Frank," in General German Biography (ADB), Vol. 47, Leipzig, Duncker & Humblot, 1903, pp. 330-332
^Kunstmuseum Basel, From Arcadia to Atlanta: Photographs from the Estate of Frank Buchser (1828–1890), 2009, ISBN978-3-86678-258-7; Christoph Vögele: Erweiterungsbau für das Kunstmuseum Solothurn. Motivation und Perspektiven (PDF; 64 kB)
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Frank Buchser to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Frank originally Franz Buchser 1828 1890 was a Swiss painter 1 He is noted for his portraits of notable American figures of the post civil war period and for his works with Oriental themes Frank BuchserFrank BuchserBorn1828Solothurn SwitzerlandDied1890Solothurn SwitzerlandNationalitySwissEducationAccademia di San Luca RomeKnown forPaintingMovementOrientalist themes Realism arts portraiture Contents 1 Life and work 2 Select list of paintings 3 Gallery 4 ReferencesLife and work editBorn Franz Buchser on 15 August 1828 near Solothurn in Switzerland he was the son of a farmer Niklaus Josef and his wife Anna Maria nee Walker At the age of 18 he was apprenticed to a piano builder and organ maker However his apprenticeship ended abruptly when the master found him in bed with his daughter 2 In 1847 he decided to become a painter and took drawing lessons from the Bern artist Heinrich von Arx 1802 58 He travelled to Rome via Paris and Florence and studied art in Paris Antwerp and at the Accademia di San Luca in Rome While in Rome he financed his studies by working for the Swiss Guard Although he took art lessons here and there the bulk of his art education was primarily self taught Buchser travelled extensively in Europe Africa and England A personal highlight of his travels was a visit to Fez Morocco in 1858 where he painted many street scenes and pictures of the Bedouin people In 1862 he was active as commissioner of the Department of Swiss Art at the World s Fair in London 3 In 1866 Buchser visited the United States and remained there until 1871 He painted scenes of the American plains with an emphasis on color that was new at the time He caught up with a military expedition led by General William T Sherman and painted scenes of the places they visited including Fort Laramie 4 While in the US he painted portraits of many notable personalities including President Andrew Johnson Secretary of State William Seward and General Sherman 5 and the last known portrait of Robert E Lee 6 He also painted a series depicting African Americans in a sympathetic manner 7 During this period he Americanised his name to Frank and retained that form for the rest of his life In his final years he returned to his native Switzerland where he campaigned for a reform of the art exhibition system and was a supporter of the Swiss Federal Decree on the Promotion and Elevation of Swiss Art 1887 From 1888 to 1890 he was one of the members of the Federal Art Commission de 8 Stylistically Buchser s work was very versatile He has been described as an Orientalist painter and as a realist His oeuvre comprises about 1000 works in oil including about 300 full paintings The remainder are mostly independent sketches often executed with spiritedly rapid strokes which show the artist s pronounced sense of color and light The most important collection of his works are in the Kunstmuseum Solothurn 80 paintings and the Kunstmuseum Basel over 1000 oil sketches drawings and watercolors and sketchbooks 9 He died on November 22 1890 in Solothurn Select list of paintings editStreet Scene in Algiers c 1850 Bedouin Seated with Pen and Paper n d Naked Slave with Tambourine Portrait of Andrew Johnson Portrait of Robert E Lee c 1870 Currently in the residence of the Swiss ambassador to the U S Washington D C Portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman Currently in the residence of the Swiss ambassador to the U S Washington D C Portrait of William Seward The Song of Mary Blane Four Black Marble Players 1867 Old Virginia c 1870 Los Tres Amigos n d Gallery edit nbsp City Gate in Fez 1858 nbsp Alley in Fez 1858 nbsp Street scene in Algiers c 1850 nbsp Crouching Moroccan c 1858 nbsp Asceticism and zest for life 1865 nbsp Portrait of Johann August Sutter 1866 nbsp Fort Laramie 30 August 1866 nbsp The volunteers return 1867 nbsp Dolce far niente Doing Nothing 1867 nbsp The Song of Mary Blane Charlottesville Virginia 1870 nbsp Old Virginia c 1870 nbsp Fishergirl by the Sea depicting Fanny undated nbsp Flood encirclements 1876 depicting Fanny nbsp Young girl with a basket on the beach 1876 depicting Fanny nbsp The Kiss 1878 nbsp The divine swineherd 1882 References edit Swiss painter kept an eye on US history swissinfo ch 12 June 2009 Retrieved 14 October 2012 Carrino D A Europe s Artistic Ambassador to the Post Civil War United States History Briefs The Cleveland Civil War Roundtable February 2011 Walchlim G Frank Buchser 1828 1890 Leben und Werk Zurich Leipzig Orell Fussli 1941 Thrapp D L Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography A F University of Nebraska Press 1991 p 185 Carrino D A Roundtable Historian History Briefs 2011 2012 The Cleveland Civil War Roundtable 2011 Online http clevelandcivilwarroundtable com articles comment history briefs12 htm Archived 2017 10 01 at the Wayback Machine Burns S and Davis J American Art to 1900 A Documentary History University of California Press 2009 p 536 Wallace Sanders k Skin Deep Spirit Strong The Black Female Body in American Culture University of Michigan Press 2002 p 123 Moriarty S The Negro Pictures of Frank Buchser Romantic Representation of Blackness in America SECAC Conference Proceedings New Orleans Louisiana September 24 27 2008 Brun C Buchser Frank in General German Biography ADB Vol 47 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot 1903 pp 330 332 Kunstmuseum Basel From Arcadia to Atlanta Photographs from the Estate of Frank Buchser 1828 1890 2009 ISBN 978 3 86678 258 7 Christoph Vogele Erweiterungsbau fur das Kunstmuseum Solothurn Motivation und Perspektiven PDF 64 kB nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frank Buchser Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Buchser amp oldid 1186446952, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
