Hugo Siegwart (1865 - 1938)
1865-04-25Malters, Switzerland1938-07-10Luzern, SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Hugo Siegwart
Karl Peter Hugo Siegwart was a Swiss sculptor and medallist. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich with Max von Widnmann and in Paris at the Académie Julian with Henri Chapu.
Hugo Siegwart's work extended to monumental sculptures, portrait busts, small sculptures and building reliefs, while striving for the most accurate and realistic reproduction of nature.
Date and place of birt: | 25 april 1865, Malters, Switzerland |
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Date and place of death: | 10 july 1938, Luzern, Switzerland |
Nationality: | Switzerland |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Sculptor |
Genre: | Nude art, Portrait sculpture |
Art style: | Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Modern art, Realism |