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Joseph Niklaus Bütler, bornJosephus Nicolaus Gallus Bütler (16 October 1822,Küssnacht – 20 January 1885,Düsseldorf) was a Swiss landscape painter; associated with theDüsseldorfer Malerschule.
He was the son ofNiklaus Bütler, an artist, and his wife Anna Maria née Trutmann. He received his first art lessons from his father. He began painting around 1840, after his family had taken up residence inLucerne.
From 1852 to 1853, he attended classes taught by the landscape painter,Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, at theKunstakademie Düsseldorf. In 1858, following a brief return to Lucerne, to resolve some financial issues, he settled in Düsseldorf. For a short time, he shared his home with his brotherAnton, who was also an artist.
He devoted himself exclusively to landscape painting; presenting scenes from theSwiss Alps, rendered in the popularHeroic [de] style. He was also influenced by the writings ofJean-Jacques Rousseau, who spoke of unadulterated nature as a refuge of freedom. Later, he came under the influence of the simpler style employed by theBarbizon school.
In 1868, he married Sophie Antonia Jungheim, a sister of his friend, the painterCarl Jungheim. From 1859 to 1884, he was a member of the progressive artists' association "Malkasten" (Paintbox). He also took part in exhibitions presented by theKunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen [de], and continued to have showings in Switzerland.
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