Albert Anker
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Albert Anker Net Worth

Albert Anker is a renowned Swiss painter who is often referred to as the "national painter" of Switzerland. His works capture the daily and social life of the rustic villages of Switzerland, as well as portraits and still-lives that have cemented his legacy. Anker's paintings are known for their realist solidity and lack of judgment, and he is considered to be the greatest Swiss painter of the 19th century.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Painter
Birth Day April 01, 1831
Birth Place Ins, Swiss
Age 188 YEARS OLD
Died On July 16, 1910(1910-07-16) (aged 79)\nIns, Switzerland
Birth Sign Taurus
Occupation Painter
Spouse(s) Anna Rüfli
Children Louise, Marie, Maurice and Cécile
Parent(s) Samuel Anker, Marianne

💰 Net worth

Albert Anker, the renowned Swiss painter, is widely recognized for his exquisite artwork and remarkable talent. As of 2024, his estimated net worth ranges between $100,000 and $1 million. Anker's outstanding contributions to the art world have immensely contributed to his financial success. Known for his captivating depictions of Swiss rural life and remarkable attention to detail, Anker's paintings continue to enchant art enthusiasts worldwide. With his incredible artistic skills and growing popularity, it is no surprise that Anker's net worth reflects his esteemed position in the art community.

Biography/Timeline

1845

Born in Ins as the son of Veterinarian Samuel Anker (then a member of the constituent assembly of the Canton of Bern), Anker attended school in Neuchâtel, where he and Auguste Bachelin, later a fellow Artist, took early drawing lessons with Louis Wallinger in 1845–48. In 1849–51, he attended the Gymnasium Kirchenfeld (de) in Bern, graduating with the Matura. Afterwards, he studied theology, beginning in 1851 in Bern and continuing at the university of Halle, Germany. But in Germany he was inspired by the great art collections, and in 1854 he convinced his father to agree to an artistic career. In Neuchâtel he got his name Albert, because it was much easier to pronounce for his French speaking classmates.

1855

Anker moved to Paris, where he studied with Charles Gleyre and attended the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in 1855–60. He installed a studio in the attic of his parents' house and participated regularly in exhibitions in Switzerland and in Paris. Anker married Anna Rüfli in 1864, and they had six children together; the four children who did not die at an early age – Louise, Marie, Maurice and Cécile – appear in some of Anker's paintings. In 1866, he was awarded a gold medal at the Paris Salon for Schlafendes Mädchen im Walde (1865) und Schreibunterricht (1865); in 1878 he was made a knight of the Légion d'honneur. In 1870–74 he was a member of the Grand Council of Bern, where he advocated the construction of the Kunstmuseum Bern.

1889

Apart from his regular Wintertime stays in Paris, Anker frequently travelled to Italy and other European countries. In 1889–93 and 1895–98 he was a member of the Swiss Federal Art Commission and in 1900 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bern. A stroke in 1901 reduced his ability to work. Only after his death in 1910 was there a first exposition dedicated to him, held at the Musée d'art et d'histoire in Neuchâtel.

1980

Many Swiss postage stamps and other media have incorporated Anker's work. His studio in Ins has been preserved as a museum by the Albert Anker Foundation. One of Anker's greatest admirers and Collectors is former Swiss Federal Councillor Christoph Blocher, since the 1980s Switzerland's most influential conservative Politician, who also published an apologetic essay on Anker.

2019

Albert Anker's work made him Switzerland's most popular genre Painter of the 19th century, and his paintings have continued to enjoy a great popularity due to their general accessibility. Indeed, as a student, Anker summed up his approach to art as follows: "One has to shape an idea in one's imagination, and then one has to make that idea accessible to the people."

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