page_title: Franz Karl Basler-Kopp
hierarchical_section_title: Franz Karl Basler-Kopp
caption_attribution_description: Schmied Völund; Pastellkreide auf Papier, 21.3 x 27.5 cm, Kunstmuseum Luzern (Inv.-Nr. 2006.120y)
context_page_description: Franz Karl Basler-Kopp was a German painter who lived in Switzerland. In addition to works with historic and biblical scenes, symbolic portrayals of the phases of life, he created, most famously, illustrations of legends and fairy tales. He was educated at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
  He became known as a "fairy tale painter" through his illustrations of Arnold Büchli's three-volume work Schweizersagen as well as through his illustration and cover design of several books, some of which were written for literary and musical education in schools, such as Osterhas, Sankt Nicolas, Weihnacht und Neujahr by Eduard Fischer and the book of fairy tales Am Märchenbrunnen by Helene Kopp.
context_section_description: Franz Karl Basler-Kopp (1879–1937) was a German painter who lived in Switzerland. In addition to works with historic and biblical scenes, symbolic portrayals of the phases of life, he created, most famously, illustrations of legends and fairy tales.  He was educated at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.  
  He became known as a "fairy tale painter" ("Märchenmaler") through his illustrations of Arnold Büchli's three-volume work Schweizersagen (Swiss legends) (1926, 1928 and 1931) as well as through his illustration and cover design of several books, some of which were written for literary and musical education in schools, such as Osterhas, Sankt Nicolas, Weihnacht und Neujahr by Eduard Fischer (1926) and the book of fairy tales Am Märchenbrunnen by Helene Kopp.
caption: Schmied Völund (Wayland the Smith), undated
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