Albert Anker

Albert (Albrecht) Samuel Anker
Self-portrait in profile, left (1891)
Watercolours, 16.3 × 12.7 cm
Born1 April 1831 (1831-04)
Ins, Switzerland
Died16 July 1910(1910-07-16) (aged 79)
Ins, Switzerland
OccupationPainter
SpouseAnna Rüfli
ChildrenLouise, Marie, Maurice and Cécile
Parent(s)Samuel Anker, Marianne

Albrecht Samuel 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 social life.[1][2]

  1. ^ Bhattacharya-Stettler, Therese (1998). "Albert Anker" (PDF). sikart.ch (in German). Swiss Institute for Art Research.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ http://www.sikart.ch/page.php?pid=30&name=impressum&lang=en[permanent dead link]