Albert Welti
[1862-1912]
Ruedi Welti
gebohren 22 Juli 1903
Small Birth card for Ruedi Welti
Monogram lower left.
Albert Welti's work is in the collections of
major Swiss museums and the subject of several
books and was recently featured in the exhibit
"1900, Symbolism and Art Nouveau in Swiss
Painting" in the city of Sion.
After studying photography in Lausanne, Albert
Welti traveled to Munich to study at the Munich
Academy of Art. Following a stay in Venice, he
became a student of one of Switzerland's most
original 19th Century artists, Arnold Boecklin.
Boecklin, master of a magical world of nymphs
and satyrs, had a profound influence on Welti.
Later Welti studied the art of engraving with
Peter Ha lm, the Bernese artist. The last years
of his life were dedicated to painting the Salle
du Conseil des Etats (Ständeratssaals) in
the Swiss Parliament in Berne.
Welti was a very close friend of Hermann Hesse,
author of Siddartha and Steppenwolf. Their friendship
dated to their time together in Munich. Following
Welti's death in 1921, Hesse and his family moved
into the Welti's house in Bern, Switzerland and
it was there that Hesse wrote many of his later
works.
Conditions: Sheet has light age toning.
Dimensions: 5.9x8.6 cm
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