Maker/Artist
Erni, Hans
Swiss painter, illustrator, and printmaker, 1909-2015
Studied art in Paris and Berlin and was influenced by Picasso and Braque. His first success was a large public mural commissioned for the 1939 national exhibition in Zurich. As a graphic artist, he designed more than ninety stamps for Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the United Nations. He worked variously in painting, sculpture, lithography, engraving, etching, and ceramics. Comment on works: painter; illustrator; sculptor; graphic artist
