Ferdinand Hodler Apple trees Painting ID:: 50218 new18/Ferdinand Hodler-644942.jpg
Apple trees mk209
1897
20x15
Ferdinand Hodler Cherry tree in bloom Painting ID:: 50220 new18/Ferdinand Hodler-936392.jpg
Cherry tree in bloom mk209
1905
23x18
Ferdinand Hodler Portrait of Louise-Delphine Duchosal Painting ID:: 54302 new19/Ferdinand Hodler-562268.jpg
Portrait of Louise-Delphine Duchosal mk235
1885
Oil on canvas
55x46cm
Ferdinand Hodler Apple tree in Blossom Painting ID:: 54303 new19/Ferdinand Hodler-458267.jpg
Apple tree in Blossom mk235
c.1890
Oil on canvas
26.5x40cm
Ferdinand Hodler mountain scene Painting ID:: 56404 new20/Ferdinand Hodler-746282.jpg
mountain scene mk247
1909,oil on canvas,private collection
Ferdinand Hodler lake thun and the stockhorn mountains Painting ID:: 56451 new20/Ferdinand Hodler-688353.jpg
lake thun and the stockhorn mountains mk247
1910,oil on canvas,33x42 in,83x106 cm,scottish national gallery of modern art ,edinburgh,uk
Ferdinand Hodler song in the distance Painting ID:: 56489 new20/Ferdinand Hodler-938876.jpg
song in the distance mk247
1914,oil on canvas,71x49.25 in,179x125 cm,hamburger kunsthalle,hamburg,germany
Ferdinand Hodler malning av ett berg Painting ID:: 56602 new20/Ferdinand Hodler-927369.jpg
malning av ett berg mk248 landskapsmaleri blev ett framgangsrikt omrade for hodler under bans sita ar.koloriten i bans bergskedjor ocb sjoar blev starkare cob klarare i takt med att stilen utvecklades. han lyckades kadinera spar av den stora scbweiziska bildkonsten med en mycket personlig, visionar stil ocb resultatet tilltakade sarskilt fr manga turister som fardats pa alpjarnvagarna.
Ferdinand Hodler smarta Painting ID:: 70830 new23/Ferdinand Hodler-996466.jpg
smarta 1900
olja pa duk 70x115cm
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Ferdinand Hodler Genfersee mit Mont-Blanc im Morgenrot Painting ID:: 83449 new24/Ferdinand Hodler-964689.jpg
Genfersee mit Mont-Blanc im Morgenrot Date 1918(1918)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 74,5 x 150 cm
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Ferdinand Hodler Rhythmische Landschaft am Genfersee Painting ID:: 83450 new24/Ferdinand Hodler-458899.jpg
Rhythmische Landschaft am Genfersee Date 1908(1908)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 67 x 91 cm
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Ferdinand Hodler Abendnebel am Thunersee Painting ID:: 83451 new24/Ferdinand Hodler-653753.jpg
Abendnebel am Thunersee Date 1908(1908)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 68 x 93 cm
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Ferdinand Hodler Thunersee mit Stockhornkette Painting ID:: 83883 new24/Ferdinand Hodler-643655.jpg
Thunersee mit Stockhornkette Date c. 1913
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 59,5 x 89 cm
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Ferdinand Hodler Der Grammont Painting ID:: 83884 new24/Ferdinand Hodler-875576.jpg
Der Grammont Date 1905(1905)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 65 x 105,5 cm
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Ferdinand Hodler Stockhornkette mit Thunersee Painting ID:: 84615 new25/Ferdinand Hodler-384734.jpg
Stockhornkette mit Thunersee 1904/1913
Medium Oil on canvas
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Ferdinand Hodler Der Genfersee von St Prex aus Painting ID:: 87075 new25/Ferdinand Hodler-948536.jpg
Der Genfersee von St Prex aus 1901(1901)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 72 x107 cm
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Ferdinand Hodler Thunersee mit Stockhornkette Painting ID:: 87077 new25/Ferdinand Hodler-358698.jpg
Thunersee mit Stockhornkette 1904(1904)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 71 x 105 cm
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Ferdinand Hodler Sonnenuntergang am Genfersee von Caux aus Painting ID:: 87078 new25/Ferdinand Hodler-473576.jpg
Sonnenuntergang am Genfersee von Caux aus 1917(1917)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 60 x 80 cm
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Ferdinand Hodler Genfersee von Chexbres aus Painting ID:: 87080 new25/Ferdinand Hodler-568783.jpg
Genfersee von Chexbres aus 1911(1911)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 80 x 129 cm
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Ferdinand Hodler Thunersee mit symmetrischer Spiegelung vor Sonnenaufgang Painting ID:: 87081 new25/Ferdinand Hodler-855636.jpg
Thunersee mit symmetrischer Spiegelung vor Sonnenaufgang 1904(1904)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 89 x 100 cm
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Ferdinand Hodler Thunersee mit Stockhornkette Painting ID:: 87734 new25/Ferdinand Hodler-899644.jpg
Thunersee mit Stockhornkette 1913
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 59,5 x 89 cm
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Ferdinand Hodler The Reader Painting ID:: 90110 new25/Ferdinand Hodler-737697.jpg
The Reader c. 1885(1885)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 31 x 38 cm (12.2 x 15 in)
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Ferdinand Hodler Portrat der Berthe Jacques, Frau des Kunstlers Painting ID:: 90235 new25/Ferdinand Hodler-338456.jpg
Portrat der Berthe Jacques, Frau des Kunstlers 1894(1894)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions Deutsch: 33,5 x 28 cm
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Ferdinand Hodler Der Genfersee von Lausanne aus Painting ID:: 90466 new25/Ferdinand Hodler-658354.jpg
Der Genfersee von Lausanne aus 1912(1912)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 66 x 87 cm (26 x 34.3 in)
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Ferdinand Hodler ie Dents du Midi von Caux aus Painting ID:: 90467 new25/Ferdinand Hodler-884683.jpg
ie Dents du Midi von Caux aus 1917(1917)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 60 x 80 cm
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Ferdinand Hodler Monch und Jungfrau im Mondschein Painting ID:: 90859 new25/Ferdinand Hodler-653764.jpg
Monch und Jungfrau im Mondschein 1908(1908)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 72 x 67,5 cm
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Ferdinand Hodler The Halberdier Painting ID:: 91901 new25/Ferdinand Hodler-695699.jpg
The Halberdier 1895(1895)
Medium Oil and graphite on canvas
Dimensions 331.5 cm x 125.7 cm
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Ferdinand Hodler Le Jour III Painting ID:: 92465 new25/Ferdinand Hodler-595744.jpg
Le Jour III c. 1910
TTD
Ferdinand Hodler Bergbach bei Champery Painting ID:: 92831 new25/Ferdinand Hodler-343483.jpg
Bergbach bei Champery 1916(1916)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 82 x 98 cm
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1853-1918
Swiss Ferdinand Hodler Galleries
Hodler was born in Berne and grew up in poverty. His father, Jean Hodler, made a meager living as a carpenter; his mother, Marguerite (n??e Neukomm), was from a peasant family. By the time Hodler was eight years old, he had lost his father and two younger brothers to tuberculosis. His mother remarried to a decorative painter, but in 1867 she too died of tuberculosis. Before he was ten, Hodler received training in decorative painting from his stepfather, and was subsequently sent to Thun to apprentice with a local painter, Ferdinand Sommer. Hodler's earliest works were conventional landscapes, which he sold in shops and to tourists. In 1871, at the age of 18, he traveled on foot to Geneva to start a career as a painter.
The works of Hodler's early maturity consisted of landscapes, figure compositions and portraits, treated with a vigorous realism. He made a trip to Basel in 1875, where he studied the paintings of Hans Holbein??especially Dead Christ in the Tomb, which influenced Hodler's many treatments of the theme of death. In the last decade of the 19th century his work evolved to combine influences from several genres including symbolism and art nouveau. He developed a style which he called Parallelism, characterized by groupings of figures symmetrically arranged in poses suggesting ritual or dance.
In 1884 Hodler met Augustine Dupin (1852?C1909), who became his companion and model for the next several years. Their son, Hector Hodler, was born in 1887. In 1889 Hodler married Bertha Stucki; they were divorced in 1891.
Hodler's work in his final phase took on an expressionist aspect with strongly coloured and geometrical figures. Landscapes were pared down to essentials, sometimes consisting of a jagged wedge of land between water and sky. However, the most famous of Hodler's paintings portray scenes in which characters are engaged in everyday activities, such as the famous woodcutter (Der Holzfaller, Mus??e d'Orsay, Paris). This picture went on to appear on the back of the 50 Swiss Franc bank note issued by the Swiss National Bank.
In 1898, Hodler married Berthe Jacques. In 1914 he condemned the German atrocities conducted using artillery at Rheims. In retaliation for this, German art museums excluded Hodler's work.
In 1908 he met Valentine Gode-Darel, who became his mistress. She was diagnosed with cancer in 1913, and the many hours Hodler spent by her bedside resulted in a remarkable series of paintings documenting her disintegration. Her death in January 1915 affected Hodler greatly. He occupied himself with work; a series of about 20 introspective self-portraits date from 1916. By late 1917 his declining health led him to thoughts of suicide. He died on May 19, 1918 in Geneva leaving behind a number of unfinished works portraying the city.