About Victor Surbek
Lived 1885 – 1975 (aged 89). Victor Surbek was a Swiss painter.
Surbek's most prominent work, the 1929 fresco Beginning of Time on the Zytglogge in Bern.
Victor Surbek (1885–1975) was a Swiss painter from Bern.
After studies in Italy, Germany (Kunstgewerbeschule München, Kunstgewerbeschule Karlsruhe) and Paris (Académie de la Grande Chaumière), he married fellow painter Marguerite Frey-Surbek in 1914 and operated a painting school with her up until 1931. Surbek travelled widely and displayed his works at numerous expositions after 1905. In 1964, he and his wife set up a foundation to care for his works and archives in Spiez.
Much influenced by Hodler, Surbek was a typical representative of Swiss figurative art. His very extensive work includes mainly landscapes, but also detail studies, portraits and still lifes.
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Who was Victor Surbek?
Swiss artist (1885-1975)
When was Victor Surbek born?
Victor Surbek was born on 1 November 1885 in Zäziwil.
When did Victor Surbek die?
Victor Surbek died on 26 March 1975 in Bern.
What was Victor Surbek's occupation?
Victor Surbek was a painter.
What nationality was Victor Surbek?
Victor Surbek was Swiss.
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