Franz Bucher
Franz Bucher (born 15 January 1940) is a Swiss artist.
Franz Bucher
- Name
- Franz Bucher
- Born
- 15 January 1940
- Birthplace
- Sarnen, Obwalden, Switzerland
- Known for
- Artist Franz Bucher (born 15 January 1940) is a Swiss artist.
- Nationality
- Switzerland.
- Occupation
- sculptor, painter, writer and artist.
- Honours
- Obwaldner Kulturpreis.
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• Name — Franz Bucher • Born — 15 January 1940 • Birthplace — Sarnen, Obwalden, Switzerland • Known for — Artist Franz Bucher (born 15 January 1940) is a Swiss artist.
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Franz Bucher was born in 1940 in Sarnen, Obwalden, Switzerland. He attended schools in Sarnen and St. Michael's College, Zug. Between 1957-62, he worked as a painter and decorator. During this time, he worked in places such as Lucerne, Basel and Zürich. Following this, he studied at the Arts-&-Crafts School and High School for Applied Arts in Basel and Lucerne. In 1965 he received a scholarship from the Canton Obwalden. During his time at these schools, Bucher submitted his first works to exhibitions.
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- 1.Fabrizio Brentini: Franz Bucher, mein Thema ist Malerei. Gisler, Altdorf 1993, S. 25–27.
- 2.Künstlerportrait auf der Webseite der Galerie pigmento. 20160917002140 Abrufdatum. 2024-05-11.
- 3.Fabrizio Brentini: Sikart-Eintrag über Franz Bucher
- 4.Fabrizio Brentini: Franz Bucher, mein Thema ist Malerei. Gisler, Altdorf 1993, S. 90ff.
- 5.Fabrizio Brentini: Sikart-Eintrag über Franz Bucher
- 6.Franz Bucher: Lichter des Nordens, the northern lights. Wallimann, Alpnach 2007, ISBN 978-3-908713-71-5.
- 7.Xylon 55. Holzschnittmappe. Zürich/Berlin 1981.
- 8., Eintrag auf dem Webserver der Künstlergruppe verarte.ch, abgerufen am 8. September 2012.
- 9.Das Ding mit dem Tod auf www.blackboxonline.ch
- 10.auf www.horw.ch
- 11.Eintrag bei xylon.ch, siehe Weblinks
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Franz Bucher is recorded as having received Obwaldner Kulturpreis.
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