{"id":515,"count":2,"description":"1873<\/span>
born in Thun, Switzerland<\/p>\r\n \r\n- Trained as a painter in the circle of Lauen veduta painters (this refers to Lauenen, a neighbourhood in the Swiss town of Thun); this circle of Lauen artists was promoted by the veduta and decorative painter Ferdinand Sommer<\/a>; the famous Swiss painter Ferdinand Hodler was an apprentice of Ferdinand Sommer, who began his artistic career with veduta painting\r\n\r\n- works for Louis H\u00e4nni's souvenir manufactory in Thun (Bernese Oberland), Switzerland\r\n\r\n1959<\/span>
died in Ringgenberg, Switzerland<\/p>\r\n\r\nArtist directories:<\/strong>\r\n