Fritz Zuber-Buhler (1822 – November 23, 1896) was a Swiss painter in the style of

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, born at

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in Switzerland.

Biography

At sixteen years of age he moved to

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where found his first teacher, Louis Grosclaude. Later he studied at the

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and then refined his technical skills with

François-Édouard Picot François-Édouard Picot (; 10 October 1786 in Paris – 15 March 1868 in Paris) was a French painter during the July Monarchy, painting mythological, religious and historical subjects. Life Born in Paris, Picot won the Prix de Rome painti ...

, who followed the same lineage of contemporaneous artists such as Léon Perrault, Bouguereau, and

Alexandre Cabanel Alexandre Cabanel (; 28 September 1823 – 23 January 1889) was a French painter. He painted historical, classical and religious subjects in the academic style. He was also well known as a portrait painter. According to ''Diccionario Enciclopedi ...

. Afterwards he spent some time in Italy searching for inspiration; he may have also studied in

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. After five years abroad, he returned to Paris, where he made his debut at the Salon in 1850. In subsequent Salons he showed works in many media: oil paintings, drawings, pastels and watercolors. His painting ''Innocence'' shows his romantic view of the peasant children and their environment. He painted mythological and religious subjects, as well as commissioned portraits. Zuber-Buhler exhibited in the United States at the

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and achieved considerable success. He exhibited at the Salon (Paris) until 1891, by which time the European academic tradition he represented was past its heyday.Fada, fine art dealers association
.

Works

Gallery

File:Fritz Zuber-Buhler Nymph in the forest.jpg, ''Nymph in the forest'' File:Zuber Buhler Fritz A Young Beauty Holding A Bouquet Of Flowers.jpg, ''A young beauty holding a bouquet of flowers'' File:Zuber-Buhler Girl with wreath.jpg, ''Girl with wreath'' File:Fritz Zuber-Buhler Dressing Up.jpg, ''Dressing up'' File:Fritz Zuber-Buhler Idylle im Waldinneren.jpg, ''Idyll at Waldinneren^*'' (* Deep Forest) File:Zuber Buhler Fritz The Cherry Thieves.jpg, ''The cherry thieves'' File:Fritz Zuber-Bühler Kinder mit Kätzchen.jpg, ''The pet kitten'' File:Zuber-Buhler Fritz The First Cherries.jpg, ''The first cherries'' File:Fritz Zuhber Buhler-Innocence.jpg, ''Innocence'' File:Fritz Zuber-Buhler Young Girl Holding a Doll.jpg, ''Young girl holding a doll''

References

External links

Zuber-Buhler's Cats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zuber-Buhler, Fritz 1822 births 1896 deaths 19th-century Swiss painters Swiss male painters 19th-century Swiss male artists