Hauser & Wirth Basel Surveys Niklaus Stoecklin's Career from 1920s to 1970s
Hauser & Wirth Basel is currently hosting an extensive exhibition dedicated to Swiss artist Niklaus Stoecklin, who lived from 1896 to 1982. The show, curated by Martin Schwander, spans his work from the 1920s to the 1970s and includes rare pieces. Stoecklin, born into a merchant family in Basel, studied in Munich and created his notable piece 'Casa rossa' in 1917 while in Ticino. He was a co-founder of the artists' group Das Neue Leben in 1918, along with Alice Bailly, Fritz Baumann, and Sophie Taeuber. He was the only Swiss artist at the significant 1925 New Objectivity exhibition in Mannheim. The exhibit features important works like 'Landscape near San Gimignano' and runs until May 23, 2026.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Basel features Stoecklin's works from 1920s to 1970s.
- Curated by Martin Schwander.
- Stoecklin was born in 1896 into a Basel merchant family.
- He co-founded the artists' association Das Neue Leben in 1918.
- He was the only Swiss artist in the 1925 New Objectivity exhibition in Mannheim.
- Key works include 'Casa rossa' (1917), 'Begegnung' (c. 1922), 'Fensterausblick' (1928).
- Stoecklin won the Art Prize of the City of Basel in 1958.
- Exhibition runs until May 23, 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Niklaus Stoecklin
- Alice Bailly
- Fritz Baumann
- Francisca Stoecklin
- Fritz Stoecklin
- Sophie Taeuber
- Otto Dix
- Georges Grosz
- Gottfried Keller
Institutions
- Hauser & Wirth Basel
- School of Applied Arts in Munich
- Arts and Crafts School Basel
- Das Neue Leben
- Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim
- Kunsthalle Mannheim
Locations
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Munich
- Germany
- Ticino
- San Gimignano
- Italy
- Paris
- France
- Riehen
- Ruechenstein
- Mannheim
- Chemnitz
- Venice