List of Relief Artists
This is a list of relief artists, ordered chronologically by year of birth. The list is incomplete due to the fact that for some relief artists, the lack of accessible literature makes it difficult to investigate their biographical data and to estimate their importance.
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Landscape modellers
- Franz Ludwig Pfyffer von Wyher (1716–1802), Switzerland
- Charles-François Exchaquet (1746–1792), Switzerland
- Joachim Eugen Müller (1752–1833), Switzerland
- Joseph Martin Baumann (1767–1824), Switzerland
- Joseph Sigmund Nideröst (1783–1854), Switzerland
- Karl Wilhelm Kummer (1785–1855), Germany
- Levett Landon Boscawen Ibbetson (1799–1869), United Kingdom
- Georg Bauerkeller (1800–1899), Germany
- Arnold Escher von der Linth (1807–1872), Switzerland
- Karl August Schöll (1810–1878), Switzerland
- Amanz Gressly (1814–1865), Switzerland
- Claude Marie Jules Anselmier (1815–1895), France
- Antoine Biétrix (1817–1904), Switzerland
- Joseph Bürgi (1820–1891), Switzerland
- Eduard Beck (1820–1895), Switzerland
- Franz Keil (1822–1876), Austria
- Rudolf Leuzinger (1826–1896), Switzerland
- Cesare Pomba (1830–1898), Italy
- Eugène de Buman (1831–1890), Switzerland
- Henri Pigeonneau (1834–1892), France
- Charles Eugène Perron (1837–1919), Switzerland
- Jakob Lehmann (1840–1875), Switzerland
- Friedrich Kienzle (1842–1898), Austria
- Armin Richard Baltzer (1842–1913), Switzerland
- Florian Davatz (1842–1894), Switzerland
- Charles Marie Eugène Delagrave (1842–1934), France
- Albert Heim (1849–1837), Switzerland
- Henri Duvoisin (1850–1918), Switzerland
- Johann Jakob Früh (1852–1938), Switzerland
- Xaver Imfeld (1853–1909), Switzerland
- Fridolin Becker (1854–1922), Switzerland
- Abraham Ringier (1855–1938), Switzerland
- Henry James Johnston-Lavis (1856–1914), United Kingdom
- Simon Simon (1857–1925), Switzerland
- Hans Schardt (1858–1931), Switzerland
- Friedrich Brüngger (1859–after 1913), Switzerland
- Paul Oberlercher (1859–1915), Austria
- Domenico Locchi (1859–19xx), Italy
- Werner Hauenstein (1860–1908), Switzerland
- Jakob Oberholzer (1862–1939), Switzerland
- Karl Heinrich Busz (1863–1939), Switzerland
- Federico Sacco (1864–1948), Italy
- Gottfried Kugler (1867–1952), Switzerland
- Gottfried Fankhauser (1870–1962), Switzerland
- Carl Meili (1871–1919), Switzerland
- Joseph Reichlin (1872–1927), Switzerland
- Georg Meyer (1872–1958), Switzerland
- Leo Aegerter (1875–1953), Switzerland
- Otto Raab (1875–1965), Germany
- Bernarda Güntensperger (1877–1959), Switzerland
- Miguel Comes (1879–1940), Switzerland
- Hermann Misteli (1880–1967), Switzerland
- Ernst Leupin (1882–1950), Switzerland
- Karl Nussberger (1882–1966), Switzerland
- Karl Wenschow (1884–1947), Germany
- Hermann Bratschi (1890–1966), Switzerland
- Paul Vosseler (1890–1979), Switzerland
- Otto Umiker (1894–1967), Switzerland
- Franz Beck (1894–1993), Switzerland
- Eduard Imhof (1895–1986), Switzerland
- Samuel Utiger (1895–1988), Switzerland
- Gerhard Senftleben (1896–1968), Switzerland
- Alessio Nebbia (1896–1975), Italy
- Fritz Siegenthaler (1897–2002), Switzerland
- Karl Otto Raab (1899–1984), Germany
- Fritz Ebster (1901–1963), Austria
- Walter Müller (1901–1978), Switzerland
- René Moeri (1901–1993), Switzerland
- Ernst Grossglauser (1902–1957), Switzerland
- André Lasserre (1902–1981), Switzerland
- Max Geiser (1903–1976), Switzerland
- Hans Kappeler (1904–1984), Switzerland
- Carlos Vidal Box (1906–1972), Spain
- Otto Schallert (1907–1973), Austria
- Werner Schäfer (1910–1982), Switzerland
- Jakob Thalmann (1913–2004), Switzerland
- Ernst Lautenschlager (born 1914), Switzerland
- Willy Hodler (born 1914), Switzerland
- Fritz Egger (1916–2002), Switzerland
- Alfred Oberli (1916–2005), Switzerland
- Werner Leuenberger (1919–2004), Switzerland
- Robert F. Hauser (born 1920), Switzerland
- Mario Fantin (1921–1980), Italy
- Georges Grosjean (1921–2002), Switzerland
- Peter Krattiger (born 1922), Switzerland
- Maja von Rotz-Kammer (1924–2006), Switzerland
- Gerhard Meissburger (1926–1980), Switzerland
- Johann Häfliger (1926–2005), Switzerland
- Werner Grossenbacher (1928–2000), Switzerland
- Werner Tschudy (1929–2020), Switzerland
- Josef Siegen (born 1934), Switzerland
- Hugo Zubler (born 1937), Switzerland
- Willi Juchler (born 1938), Switzerland
- Wolfgang Riege (born 1939), Germany
- Toni Mair (1940–2015), Switzerland
- Jürg Landert (born 1943), Switzerland
- Hermann Blöchlinger (born 1944), Switzerland
- Martin Schwarz (born 1946), Switzerland
- Jörg Covi (born 1952), Austria
- Caro Stark (born 1961), Germany
- Hugo Lienhard (born 1962), Switzerland
- Robert Zanini (born 1963), Switzerland
- Jeff Welter (born 1965), USA
- Mika Semann (born 1970), Germany
- Wolfgang Pusch (born 1975), Germany
- Hermann Borel, Switzerland
- A. Chambarlhac, France
- Hans Hürlimann, Switzerland
- Caroline Kleinhans, France
- Maurice Monnier, Switzerland
- Jakob D. Schneiter (died 1902), Switzerland
- G. Woldermann, Germany
Urban modellers
- Niccolò Tribolo (1500–1550), Italy
- Jakob Sandtner (about 1570–75), Germany
- Jacques Laurens (about 1660–1700), France
- Jean-François Montaigu (1681–before 1714), France
- François Ladevèze (about 1682–1729), France
- Nicolas de Nézot (1699–1768), France
- Jean-Baptiste Larcher d’Aubencourt (1711–after 1791), France
- Jean-Philipp Gengembre (1723–after 1804), France
- Guislain-Joseph Gengembre (1734–1809), France
- Martin Boitard (1778–1822), France
- Joseph-Toussaint Boitard (1783–after 1850), France
- Colonel Augoyat (1783–1864), France
- Léon Leymonneyre (1803–after 1869), France
- Edouard Boitard (1814–1873), France
- Hans Ferdinand Langmack (1881–1952), Switzerland
Further reading
- The Grandest Views, website by Gary Priestnall about landscape models
- Website of Konrad Weber about cardboard reliefs, with an instruction to do it yourself
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