Swiss, 1831–1910
Working in Paris and Switzerland, Albert Anker painted scenes of 19th-century rural Swiss life and illustrated, becoming known as the "national painter" of Switzerland. He studied art in Paris after initially pursuing theology in Bern and Halle, and regularly exhibited in both Switzerland and France. Anker served on the Grand Council of Bern and the Swiss Federal Art Commission, and received honors including a gold medal at the Paris Salon, a knighthood in the Légion d'honneur, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Bern. After a stroke in 1901 limited his work, a major exhibition was held in Neuchâtel following his death in 1910.
Sources: Wikipedia (en): Albert Anker · Wikidata Q72510
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