Karl Walser
Maler - Grafiker - Buhnenbildner - Raumgestalter
by Verena Senti-Schmidlin
Hardback (Published)
(July 2023)
ISBN: 9783786128991
6.65 x 9.45 inches
Price: $49.00
In stock
English summary: The life and work of the Swiss artist Karl Walser (1877-1943) are as diverse as his interests. He spent 20 years in Berlin. In addition to painting and graphic arts, he devoted himself intensively to book design and worked with renowned publishers. On a trip to Japan in 1908, he recorded impressions that are among the highlights of his work. As a stage designer for Max Reinhardt and Hans Gregor, among others, he experienced and helped shape the reforms in the theater. After the First World War, he settled back in Switzerland. Here he was a sought-after muralist and decorated private and public spaces. Influenced in his early years by the Fin de Siecle and following Impressionist currents, after 1910 he came to grips with expressive tendencies. The Art Nouveau handwriting receded in favor of an open and animated language of signs. In his late work, he favored a classical style of figures, which is especially evident in his wall paintings. The book provides insight into a piece of contemporary history. Karl Walser is the brother of the poet Robert Walser. German description: Leben und Werk des Schweizer Kunstlers Karl Walser (1877-1943) sind so vielfaltig wie seine Interessen. Gut 20 Jahre lebte er in Berlin. Neben Malerei und Grafik widmete er sich intensiv der Buchgestaltung und arbeitete mit namhaften Verlagen zusammen. Auf einer Japanreise im Jahr 1908 hielt er Eindrucke fest, die zu den Hohepunkten seiner Arbeit zahlen. Als Buhnenbildner u.a. fur Max Reinhardt und Hans Gregor erlebte und gestaltete er die Reformen am Theater mit. Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg liess er sich wieder in der Schweiz nieder. Hier war er ein begehrter Wandmaler und stattete private und offentliche Raume aus. In fruhen Jahren unter dem Einfluss des Fin de Siecle stehend und impressionistischen Stromungen folgend, setzte er sich nach 1910 mit expressiven Tendenzen auseinander. Die jugendstilhafte Handschrift trat zuruck zugunsten einer offenen und bewegten Zeichensprache. Im Spatwerk favorisierte er einen klassischen Figurenstil, was sich vor allem in seinen Wandbildern zeigt. Die hier analysierten Werke gewahren Einblick in ein Stuck lebendige Zeitgeschichte. Karl Walser ist der Bruder des Dichters Robert Walser.
- By (author) Verena Senti-Schmidlin
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