Carl Nathanael Burckhardt (13 January 1878,

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- 24 December 1923,

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) was a Swiss painter and sculptor. Although a modernist, his choice of subject matter was Neoclassically inspired.

Life and work

After his father's early death, his family moved to

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. He began his studies in 1896, as a student of the painter, Fritz Schider, then attended a private school operated by

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in Munich. In 1899, he took a trip to Rome with his friend, Heinrich Altherr, drew his interests toward sculpting. In 1901, he started work on his first sculpture, featuring

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and

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. He then came under the influence of

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and created a statue of

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in 1904. Five years later, he won a competition for the design of

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figures and façade

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s at the

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. The reliefs featured

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figures that were cut by his assistant, in 1912. From 1913 until his death, he was an active member of the . One of his best known works is an

leading a horse, on the Mittlere Brücke. It is also his last work. The casting was done after his death. Other public works in Basel include the portal relief at the

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and a bronze statue of

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slaying the dragon; which was awarded first prize in a competition held by the , to design a figure for a stairway in the Kohlenberg District."Sanierung der Bronzeskulptur Amazone bei der Mittleren Brücke"
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. He died after a brief illness at his home in

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. In 1954, a commemorative exhibition at the

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featured works by Burckhardt and . A major retrospective was held in 2018 at the Museo Vincenzo Vela in Ligornetto.

Selected works

File:Carl Burckhardt Wiese 2015.jpg, Northern fountain at the

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* 1998, überarbeitet 2011 * 2003
Publications on Carl Burckhardt
@ the Katalog Helveticat of the

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* * Wilhelm Barth
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Life and work

Selected works

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