Hans Sturzenegger

Hans Sturzenegger (2 May 1875 – 19 November 1943) was a Swiss painter known for his landscapes and portraits. He studied at the Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts and later worked in Schaffhausen, Rüschlikon and Munich. Following his death, his works and art collection were bequeathed to the Museum zu Allerheiligen in Schaffhausen.

Biography Hans Sturzenegger was born in Zürich on 2 May 1875. From 1892, he studied at the Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts. He also received training in etching.

After spending time in Dachau and its surrounding area, where he became acquainted with Adolf Hölzel, Sturzenegger worked in Schaffhausen and in the artists' colony at Rüschlikon between 1898 and 1903. He died in Zürich on 19 November 1943.

Work The principal subjects of Sturzenegger's work were landscapes and portraits. He also produced paintings of female figures and figure groups.

Sturzenegger's landscapes depicted both local scenery and places he visited during his travels abroad. His Dutch scenes and paintings inspired by his journeys to India are among his best-known works. As a portrait painter, he initially focused on family members and friends before becoming a sought-after portrait painter among the educated and affluent classes of eastern Switzerland after 1918.

Exhibitions Sturzenegger's work was the subject of solo exhibitions at the Kunstmuseum Winterthur in 1925 and 1942. After his death, memorial exhibitions were held at the Kunsthaus Zürich in 1944–45 and at the Kunstmuseum Luzern in 1945.

Legacy Following his death, Sturzenegger bequeathed his own works and art collection to the Museum zu Allerheiligen in Schaffhausen. In 1987, the Sturzenegger Foundation was established.