Hans Widmer

Hans Widmer (1872–1925) is documented as an artist with a dual expertise in painting and goldsmithing, as noted in the SIKART entry (ident. 4024380).

The sources indicate that he continued his studies in Paris. He is credited with works that include genre scenes inspired by the landscape of the Bernese Oberland.

He was associated with the artistic circle in Brienzwiler: Jakob Herzog and Hans Widmer invited Edmond Bille to share their chalet in Brienzwiler, where Bille stayed from September 1897 to May 1898. Widmer is also mentioned in connection with Edmond Bille’s second stay in Brienzwiler, from October 1898 to March 1899. Edmond Bille’s correspondence refers to work in a rural studio and to the presence of a shared studio, a context of collective artistic life that corroborates the mention of Widmer in Brienzwiler.

References to genre scenes inspired by the Bernese Oberland and records of stays in Brienzwiler place his practice within an Alpine environment documented by the sources consulted. This notice is based primarily on the SIKART entry (ident. 4024380), which provides the main biographical references (name and dates: 1872–1925).