Arnold Fiechter
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![Arnold Fiechter (1879–1943) Maler und Lehrer für Farbenlehre und Malerei an der Gewerbeschule in Basel. Fotograf und Aufnahme Ort unbekannt. Die Fotografie befindet sich im öffentlich zugänglichen Staatsarchiv Baselland in Liestal, Schweiz.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Arnold_Fiechter_%281879%E2%80%931943%29_Maler_und_Lehrer_f%C3%BCr_Farbenlehre_und_Malerei_an_der_Gewerbeschule_in_Basel.jpg/151px-Arnold_Fiechter_%281879%E2%80%931943%29_Maler_und_Lehrer_f%C3%BCr_Farbenlehre_und_Malerei_an_der_Gewerbeschule_in_Basel.jpg)
Gustav Arnold Fiechter (born July 18, 1879 in Sissach; † April 5, 1943 in Basel) was a Swiss painter and teacher at the trade school in Basel.[1]
Biography[]
Arnold Fiechter grew up with his sister Elise (1875–1962) in Sissach. His mother dies in 1891, and his father, Arnold Fiechter-Niederhauser, married the widow Elisabeth Schneider. A short time later they moved to Basel.
From 1894 to 1897, Fiechter completed an apprenticeship as a flat painter in Sarnen, and worked as a decorative painter in Central Switzerland. He then studied at the Basel vocational school under Fritz Schider. During this time he met (1890–1967), with whom he had a lifelong friendship. At 20 years old, Arnold Fiechter was able to exhibit his watercolors at the Kunsthalle Basel.
Web links[]
- Arnold Fiechter In: Sikart
- Arnold Fiechter in Artnet
- Arnold Fiechter in the personal dictionary of the canton of Basel-Landschaft
- Arnold Fiechter in Swisscovery
- Arnold Fiechter in E-Periodica
- Arnold Fiechter in the Basel city book
References[]
- ^ Wall painting The Banquet . In: Dorothea Christ : Two new murals in Basel. In: Basler Stadtbuch . 1980, p. 186 , accessed October 26, 2019.
- 19th-century German painters
- 19th-century male artists
- 20th-century German painters
- 20th-century male artists
- 1879 births
- 1943 deaths
- Swiss painter stubs