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Albert Anker

Also known as Albrecht Anker, Samuel Albert Anker, Van den Anker, anker albert, Van Der Anker, d'Anker, a. anker

Swiss artist (1831-1910)

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Albert Anker was a Swiss painter, illustrator, and draftsperson whose work focused on portrait painting within the fields of painting and visual arts. He was educated at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, and the University of Bern, and studied under Charles Gleyre. Anker was associated with the movements of realism and Impressionism and spoke German and French.

Born in Ins in 1831, he died there in 1910. His artistic career spanned from 1851 to 1910. He was a member of Zofingia and received the award of Knight of the Legion of Honour. His works are held in the collections of the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Kunstmuseum Basel, Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts, and Musée d'Art et d'Histoire.

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Key facts

Born: Samuel Albrecht Anker , 1 April 1831 ( 1831-04 ) , Ins, Switzerland
Died: 16 July 1910 (1910-07-16) (aged 79), Ins, Switzerland
Occupation: Painter
Spouse: Anna Rüfli ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1864 )
Parent s: Samuel Anker , Marianne Anker

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Instance of: human
Given name: Samuel
Gender: male
Citizenship: Switzerland
Place of birth: Ins
Place of death: Ins
Occupation: draftsperson
Educated at: University of Bern
Languages spoken: French
Student of: Charles Gleyre
Field of work: visual arts
Genre: portrait painting
Movement: Impressionism
Image: Albert Anker.jpg

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Commons category: Albert Anker
date of death: 1910-07-16
date of birth: 1831-04-01
Commons Creator page: Albert Anker
Commons gallery: Albert Anker
member of: Zofingia
name in native language: Albert Anker
has works in the collection: Huis van het boek
start of work period: 1851-01-01
end of work period: 1910-01-01
municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Ins
described at URL: www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-albert-anker

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Albert Anker, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Albert Anker (1 April 1831 – 16 July 1910) was a Swiss painter and illustrator who has been called the "national painter" of Switzerland because of his enduringly popular depictions of 19th-century Swiss rural life.

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