Gustav Arnold Fiechter (born 18 July 1879 in Sissach; died 5 April 1943 in Basel) was a Swiss painter and teacher at the trade school in Basel.[1]
Biography
Arnold Fiechter grew up with his sister Elise (1875–1962) in Sissach. His mother dies 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, Arnold Fiechter was able to exhibit his watercolors at the Kunsthalle Basel.
External links
- Arnold Fiechter In: Sikart
- Arnold Fiechter in Artnet
- Arnold Fiechter in the personal dictionary of the canton of Basel-Landschaft
- Arnold Fiechter in Swisscovery
- Arnold Fiechter in E-Periodica
- Arnold Fiechter in the Basel city book
References
- ↑ Wall painting The Banquet . In: Dorothea Christ : Two new murals in Basel. In: Basler Stadtbuch . 1980, p. 186 , accessed October 26, 2019.