Otto Bänninger

Horse, 1954, on Anne Frankplantsoen in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Stolen in 2010

Otto Charles Bänninger (24 January 1897 – 15 May 1973) was a Swiss sculptor, born in Zürich.[1][2]

He married Germaine Richier on 12 December 1929.

"Otto-C.-Bänninger-Weg" in Zürich is named for him.

Works

  • Knabe mit Pferd, 1939, Schweizerische Landesausstellung in Zürich (destroyed)
  • Bullinger-Denkmal, 1939–1940, Zürich, Grossmünster
  • Der Genesende, 1946–48, Zürich, Universitätsspital
  • Remonte!, 1957, Olten, Aare-Brücke
  • Bronzeportal, 1957, Schaffhausen, Münster
  • Reiterstandbild Henri Guisan, 1967, Lausanne-Ouchy
  • Equestrian sculpture of Henri Guisan, 1967
    Equestrian sculpture of Henri Guisan, 1967
  • Heinrich Bullinger, 1939–1940
    Heinrich Bullinger, 1939–1940
  • Portal of Münster Schaffhausen, 1939–1940
    Portal of Münster Schaffhausen, 1939–1940

Further reading

  • Charles-Albert Cingria: Otto Charles Bänninger. Graphis, Zürich 1949.
  • Franz Müller: Reiner Statuaire. Otto Charles Bänninger – Porträts und Denkmäler. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 18./19. Januar 1997, S. 68.

References

  1. ^ *"Otto Bänninger". SIKART Lexicon on art in Switzerland.
  2. ^ Benezit Dictionary of Artists
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