Gotthard Jedlicka (6 May 1899 in Zurich — 9 November 1965 in

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) was a Swiss art historian and writer.

Biography

Jedlicka studied art history in Zurich,

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and Paris and became a teacher in a secondary school in

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, canton of Zurich. He earned a doctorate in 1928 and was promoted to professor in 1934. From 1939 to 1965 he was professor of art history at the

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. Besides, he was an editor of the magazine ''Galerie und Sammler'' and of the art book series of Scherz-Verlag. He was also an editor of the Swiss monthly magazine ''Werk''. Moreover, he wrote several art books and monographies about artists such as

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and

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. His work is preserved by the Zurich Central Library. In 1951, Jedkicka became a member of the

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. He was buried at Enzenbühl Cemetery.

Works (selection)

* ''Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec''. Laupen, 1929 (dissertation, University of Zurich, Department of Philosophy I, 1929, 28 pages) *''Henri Matisse''. Chronique du jour, Paris, 1930, (200 issues) *''Begegnungen. Künstlernovellen''. Schwabe, Basel, 1933 *''Pieter Bruegel. Der Maler in seiner Zeit''. Rentsch, Erlenbach, 1938 *''Edouard Manet''. Rentsch, Erlenbach, 1941 *''Spanische Malerei''. Atlantis Verlag, 1941 *''Zur schweizerischen Malerei der Gegenwart''. Rentsch, Erlenbach, 1947 *'' Pierre Bonnard. Ein Besuch''. Rentsch, Erlenbach, 1949 *''Pariser Tagebuch''. Suhrkamp ( Bibliothek Suhrkamp 18), Frankfurt am Main, 1953 *''Anblick und Erlebnis. Bildbetrachtungen''. Suhrkamp (Bibliothek Suhrkamp 29), Frankfurt am Main 1955 *''Die Matisse Kapelle in Vence. Rosenkranzkapelle der Dominikanerinnen''. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main, 1955 *''Wege zum Kunstwerk. Begegnungen mit Kunst und Künstlern''. Piper, Munich, 1960 *''Der Fauvismus''. Büchergilde Gutenberg, Zürich, 1961 *'' Max Gubler''. Hrsg. von Friedel Jedlicka. Huber, Frauenfeld, 1970 *''Mit Henri Matisse in Paris 1931''. Piet Meyer (Kleine Bibliothek 5), Basel 2008,

Bibliography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jedlicka, Gotthard Swiss art historians 20th-century Swiss historians Swiss male writers Swiss magazine editors German-language writers Academic staff of the University of Zurich Writers from Zürich 1899 births 1965 deaths