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Artists from A-Z Hans Stocker

1896–1983
  • Sonnenaufgang an der Adria (1950/1952)
    Sonnenaufgang an der Adria
    Artist: Hans Stocker Dating: 1950/1952 Type: Painting Material: Oil on canvas Measures: 111 x 161 cm Acces / purchase date: 1955 Inventory number: 0418 Copyright: © Nachlass Hans Stocker; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • La Spezia (1949)
    La Spezia
    Artist: Hans Stocker Dating: 1949 Type: Work on paper Material: Watercolor on paper Measures: 37,5 x 55,3 cm Acces / purchase date: 1979 Inventory number: 0416 Copyright: © Nachlass Hans Stocker; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Felsen am Meer (1963)
    Felsen am Meer
    Artist: Hans Stocker Dating: 1963 Type: Work on paper Material: Watercolor on paper Measures: 49,7 x 64 cm Acces / purchase date: 1977 Inventory number: 0422 Copyright: © Nachlass Hans Stocker; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Leben am Meeresstrand (1932)
    Leben am Meeresstrand
    Artist: Hans Stocker Dating: 1932 Type: Painting Material: Oil on canvas Measures: 114 x 145 cm Acces / purchase date: Nov. 1961 Inventory number: 0413 Copyright: © Nachlass Hans Stocker; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Forio d'Ischia (1952)
    Forio d'Ischia
    Artist: Hans Stocker Dating: 1952 Type: Work on paper Material: Watercolor on paper Measures: 64 x 49,5 cm Acces / purchase date: 1960 Inventory number: 0419 Copyright: © Nachlass Hans Stocker; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Bei Cagnes-sur-Mer (1933)
    Bei Cagnes-sur-Mer
    Artist: Hans Stocker Dating: 1933 Type: Painting Material: Oil on canvas Measures: 60,6 x 73 cm Acces / purchase date: 1981 Inventory number: 0414 Copyright: © Nachlass Hans Stocker; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Föhrenzweig (1940)
    Föhrenzweig
    Artist: Hans Stocker Dating: 1940 Type: Work on paper Material: Watercolor on paper Measures: 46,5 x 62,7 cm Acces / purchase date: 1961 Inventory number: 0415 Copyright: © Nachlass Hans Stocker; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Stillleben mit Zitronen (1967)
    Stillleben mit Zitronen
    Artist: Hans Stocker Dating: 1967 Type: Work on paper Material: Watercolor on paper Measures: 35,4 x 47 cm Acces / purchase date: 1979 Inventory number: 0423 Copyright: © Nachlass Hans Stocker; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Mondnacht (1953)
    Mondnacht
    Artist: Hans Stocker Dating: 1953 Type: Painting Material: Oil on canvas Measures: 162 x 130 cm Acces / purchase date: 1955 Inventory number: 0420 Copyright: © Nachlass Hans Stocker; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
The foundation of Hans Stocker's work is based less on classical academic studies than on solid technical training and engagement with his immediate artistic environment. Hans Berger was his first influence, whose impasto, post-impressionist style Stocker adopted in the landscapes and portraits he painted during his time in Geneva. The initially dark palette lightened during Stocker's stay in Italy. In Montigny, he approached the light and texturally dense painting of the Nabis with garden scenes, seascapes, and the frequently varied theme of interiors with family and still lifes. Like Pierre Bonnard or Edouard Vuillard, Stocker limited his drawing to a concise characterization of the contours and built the composition from the color. In the stained glass windows of St. Anthony's Church in Basel, created in collaboration with Otto Staiger between 1926 and 1929, the two-dimensional image structure based on the allocation of pure color segments is further refined.

André Rogger: «Hans Stocker». In: SIKART Lexikon zur Kunst in der Schweiz, 2018 (erstmals publiziert 1998).

Further works by Hans Stocker in the Baloise art collection:

Inv. no. 0417, Jean-Pierre, 1949, Charcoal on paper, 61.9 x 39 cm

Inv. no. 6048, Sketch for «Mondnacht Forio d'Ischia», 1952, Pencil and colored pencil on paper, 20.5 x 32 cm