Albert Welti

Albert Welti (18 February 1862 – 7 June 1912) was a Swiss painter and etcher. Many of his works depicted dreams or nightmares.

Biography Welti was born in Zurich as the oldest of seven children of Jakob Albert Welti-Furrer (1833-1906), a hauler, and Anna Barbara Furrer. Part of the French Armée de l'Est was billeted on his grandfather's property in 1871, and watching their activities inspired his later interest in historical scenes.

After completing his primary education, Welti attended the local Industrieschule, where he studied engraving with Johann Conrad Werdmüller. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics. His son, Albert Jakob Welti also became an artist and an author. The singer-songwriter Sophie Hunger is his grand niece.

Works

Welti's best known work is probably the large fresco , in the meeting room of the Council of States at the Federal Palace, which was commissioned by the Swiss government in 1908.

Selected works