Masterpieces from private collections for the rest of us.
1950-1959
«The painter does not copy nature, he uses the laws of nature in his art. The subject matter of the picture can be real or dreamed, because what man can invent, he can realize. The only limit for his visions is the dialectic of nature, where the real and the dream coexist.»
Quote from Hans Erni in the book “Zeitzeuge Hans Erni” by Karl Bühlmann, Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 2009.
Hans Erni: “Maria und Jesus”. Tempera on Paper (42 x 53 cm). 1955. From private collection (Switzerland).
Hans Erni: “Zwei Athleten” (originally untitled). Tempera on paper (100 x 77 cm). 1950. From private collection (Switzerland).
Hans Erni: “Mere jouant avec l’enfant “. Tempera on Paper (32 x 50 cm). 1958. From private collection (Switzerland).
Hans Erni: “Esquisses pour Doris”, 5 Lithographs and some ink drawings. Illustrating a poem by Claude Roy. Vélin d’Arches (51 x 38 cm). 1953. No. 83-87 in the catalogue raisonné of the lithographs (Hans Erni-Stiftung, 1993). From private collection (Switzerland).
Hans Erni: “Zwei Enten”. Mixed technique on paper (65 x 50 cm). 1959. From private collection (Switzerland).
Hans Erni: “Drei Pferde in Mint”. Tempera on Paper (15 x 39 cm). 1956. From private collection (Switzerland).
Hans Erni: “Profonde oblique matinale”. From “Sommes-nous deux ou suis-je solitaire?”. Original drawing on mould made paper (22 x 28 cm). 1959. From private collection (Switzerland).
Hans Erni: “Coquette vive passionnée”. From “Sommes-nous deux ou suis-je solitaire?”. Original drawing on mould made paper (22 x 28 cm). 1959. From private collection (Switzerland).
Hans Erni: “Sitzendes Mädchen” (originally untitled). Ink on paper (24 x 28 cm). 1955. From private collection (Switzerland).
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