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HANS ERNI
Inscribed and original drawing by H. Erni
RüeggWalter
Hard Cover First Edition 1979
400Euro Value in Europe..so 400 x 15(rand exchange) R6000...that value was a few years ago...also signed drawings very very scarce & rare...so the number very very small on drawings....anyway...R4500...very very good price...Investment return better than any stock exchange next few years.
Color plates & and many b/w reproductions. Hans Erni (February 21, 1909 March 21, 2015) was a Swiss graphic designer, painter, illustrator, engraver and sculptor. Born in Lucerne, the third of eight siblings, to a cabin cruiser engineer, he studied art at the Académie Julian in Paris and later in Berlin,[1] and admired artists such as Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. He is known for having illustrated postage stamps, his lithographs for the Swiss Red Cross, his participation on the Olympic Committee as well as his activism.[3] His 1939 works and first major public success was a mural titled Switzerland: "Vacation Land of the People" was commissioned and displayed for the national exhibition in Zürich. First edition text in German, French and English. One original pencil-drawing (profiles) Inscribed and signed and dated by Hans Erni. Very good condition.