The Life and Artistic Evolution of Hans Bachmann Born in Winikon, Switzerland, Hans Bachmann was a painter, exlibrist, and draftsperson. His formal artistic training began in Lucerne, where he studied drawing and painting under Seraphin Xaver Weingartner before attending the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf. During his time in Düsseldorf, he was a member of the Künstlerverein Malkasten and studied under Eduard von Gebhardt and Karl Hoff. His early work in Düsseldorf was characterized by Rococo interiors, a style influenced by his teacher Karl Hoff. However, following a period of recovery in the Sw…