Victor Surbek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Victor Surbek

Swiss artist (1885-1975)

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1885

Place of Birth: Zäziwil, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Date of Death: 26-Mar-1975

Profession: painter

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Victor Surbek (1885–1975) was a Swiss painter from Berne. After studies in Italy, Germany (Kunstgewerbeschule München, Kunstgewerbeschule Karlsruhe) and Paris (Académie de la Grande Chaumière), he married fellow painter Marguerite Frey 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.