Arnold Fiechter

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.
Arnold Fiechter

Gustav Arnold Fiechter (18 July 1879 – 5 April 1943) was a Swiss painter and teacher at the trade school in Basel.[1]

Biography

Arnold Fiechter was born in Sissach and grew up there with his sister Elise (1875–1962). His mother died 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 Alfred Bloesch (1890–1967), with whom he had a lifelong friendship. At 20 years old, Fiechter was able to exhibit his watercolors at the Kunsthalle Basel. He died in 1943 in Basel.

References

  1. ↑ Wall painting The Banquet . In: Dorothea Christ : Two new murals in Basel. In: Basler Stadtbuch. 1980, p. 186, accessed October 26, 2019.
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