Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918) – Artistic Training
Ferdinand Hodler was one of the leading Swiss symbolist painters in the mid to late nineteenth century. Though he did not receive any formal training or attend any academic institution for his painting practices yet he emerged as one of the most celebrated Swiss painters of all time. Some of his works, especially his landscapes and portraitures, his massive monumental nudes and his symbolic paintings attracted the whole of Europe and he was largely celebrated in the continent. Hodler’s seminal landscapes and massive symbolist and simple portraitures brought him close to a myriad of art circle following.
He travelled across Europe to win over the heart of the Western art worlds. Ferdinand Hodler’s works, celebrated across the world, even a century after, are all available online for everyone to have a look at. Explore the unique approach of this mesmerizing Swiss painter. The colours and the lines that he draws across the canvas stroke beneath the skin and connect a chord. His paintings, showcasing the divulging youth and the nuances of age, evoke a certain emotion in the hearts of his audiences. If you feel the connection and if the works of this Swiss painter strikes a chord, go ahead and buy Ferdinand Hodler’s artworks online.
Ferdinand Hodler was born in Bern, in the year 1853 and he lived a poverty-stricken childhood into a family that struggled to make the two ends meet. His father, a cabinet maker was’t really an artist but he had the heart of a creator and Ferdinand Hodler was inspired from his childhood. But he soon breathed his last and Hodler's mother remarried. His step father was a painter and a decorator. This marked his foray into the world of art. But tragedy did not leave him in peace Ferdinand Hodler’s family members, all of them including his parents and siblings eventually died of disease.
This deep sorrow had left a powerful mark in his life and the tragedy became and ever reminder for the Swiss painter of mortality instilling a morbid sense in his life and his works. Ferdinand Hodler first became an apprentice to his Stepfather and learned some of his first lessons in art. Eventually he moved to Thun and there he worked with a local artist. Ferdinand Hodler first specialized in conventional landscape painting of Swiss Alpine views. Hodler sold these for tourists. By the age of 18, he shifted again to Geneva and this was the very city in which he would spend most of his adult life painting and producing artworks. In geneva, he started walking building up the career of an artist slowly but steadily and soon became one of the most renowned painters of Switzerland. Explore the works to see his paintings created through his time in Geneva and if you like them buy Ferdinand Hodler’s paintings online.
Ferdinand Hodler attended Geneva Art School after he settled their and started working under Barthelemy Menn (1815-93).Under the influence of Menn, Ferdinand Hodler finally working on his own stylization. Menn was a successful and celebrated Swiss artist, who had been trained under the guidance of the Swiss history painter duo, Jean-Leonard Lugardon (1801–1884) as well as Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867). Menn was also a good friend of Corot through whom Ferdinand Hodler was first introduced to the artworks of Corot.
The paintings of Ferdinand Hodler, created during this time period show influences of Corot. It was a most significant and defining time for Hodler. Later, Ferdinand Hodler said, "It is to him [Menn] that I owe everything". One of Hodler’s iconic works, a self-portrait titled, “The Student” (1874) was painted during this period of time. Ferdinand Hodler believed that this was the point when he truly began his journey. The painting shows Ferdinand Hodler starting his life as an artist. This was the turning point and this truly shaped his artistic training. Ferdinand Hodler’s works and his training under Menn which made him the artist that he was reflect in the works that Ferdinand Hodler created during this time. His painting “The Student,” along with many other paintings, is all available online. Explore the works and buy Ferdinand Hodler’s paintings online.
He travelled across Europe to win over the heart of the Western art worlds. Ferdinand Hodler’s works, celebrated across the world, even a century after, are all available online for everyone to have a look at. Explore the unique approach of this mesmerizing Swiss painter. The colours and the lines that he draws across the canvas stroke beneath the skin and connect a chord. His paintings, showcasing the divulging youth and the nuances of age, evoke a certain emotion in the hearts of his audiences. If you feel the connection and if the works of this Swiss painter strikes a chord, go ahead and buy Ferdinand Hodler’s artworks online.
Ferdinand Hodler was born in Bern, in the year 1853 and he lived a poverty-stricken childhood into a family that struggled to make the two ends meet. His father, a cabinet maker was’t really an artist but he had the heart of a creator and Ferdinand Hodler was inspired from his childhood. But he soon breathed his last and Hodler's mother remarried. His step father was a painter and a decorator. This marked his foray into the world of art. But tragedy did not leave him in peace Ferdinand Hodler’s family members, all of them including his parents and siblings eventually died of disease.
This deep sorrow had left a powerful mark in his life and the tragedy became and ever reminder for the Swiss painter of mortality instilling a morbid sense in his life and his works. Ferdinand Hodler first became an apprentice to his Stepfather and learned some of his first lessons in art. Eventually he moved to Thun and there he worked with a local artist. Ferdinand Hodler first specialized in conventional landscape painting of Swiss Alpine views. Hodler sold these for tourists. By the age of 18, he shifted again to Geneva and this was the very city in which he would spend most of his adult life painting and producing artworks. In geneva, he started walking building up the career of an artist slowly but steadily and soon became one of the most renowned painters of Switzerland. Explore the works to see his paintings created through his time in Geneva and if you like them buy Ferdinand Hodler’s paintings online.
Ferdinand Hodler attended Geneva Art School after he settled their and started working under Barthelemy Menn (1815-93).Under the influence of Menn, Ferdinand Hodler finally working on his own stylization. Menn was a successful and celebrated Swiss artist, who had been trained under the guidance of the Swiss history painter duo, Jean-Leonard Lugardon (1801–1884) as well as Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867). Menn was also a good friend of Corot through whom Ferdinand Hodler was first introduced to the artworks of Corot.
The paintings of Ferdinand Hodler, created during this time period show influences of Corot. It was a most significant and defining time for Hodler. Later, Ferdinand Hodler said, "It is to him [Menn] that I owe everything". One of Hodler’s iconic works, a self-portrait titled, “The Student” (1874) was painted during this period of time. Ferdinand Hodler believed that this was the point when he truly began his journey. The painting shows Ferdinand Hodler starting his life as an artist. This was the turning point and this truly shaped his artistic training. Ferdinand Hodler’s works and his training under Menn which made him the artist that he was reflect in the works that Ferdinand Hodler created during this time. His painting “The Student,” along with many other paintings, is all available online. Explore the works and buy Ferdinand Hodler’s paintings online.
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