Bertil H.W. Schmüll (born 8 June 1946) is a Dutch
engraver, known professionally by his first name Bertil, who has been compared in a modern sense in form and style to
Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer (; ; hu, Ajtósi Adalbert; 21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528),Müller, Peter O. (1993) ''Substantiv-Derivation in Den Schriften Albrecht Dürers'', Walter de Gruyter. . sometimes spelled in English as Durer (without an umlaut) or Due ...
. He works with the techniques of
engraving and
drypoint.
He was born at
Naarden in the Netherlands. He trained from 1962-1966 at the School of Graphic Arts (in
Amsterdam, then the ''Rijksacademie voor beeldende kunsten'' (National Academy of Visual Arts) (1968).
Schmüll's early commercial work has included the engraving of
postage stamps and
heraldic emblems. In 1973 he established his own art workshop and has since worked as an independent artist, latterly in collaboration with
Karl Boegli Karl may refer to:
People
* Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name
* Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne
* Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer
* Karl of Austria, last Austrian ...
, Master Engraver.
Bertil is widely exhibited in
Europe.
Publications
* ''Bertil: Gravures au burin / Kupferstiche / Copper engravings 1972-1997'' (French/German/English), Editions Gilles Attinger, Hauterive, 1997; at the instigation of Karl Boegli, Master Engraver
translated)
External links
Bertil Schmüll web page (Dutch)(see illustrations)
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1946 births
Living people
Dutch engravers
People from Naarden