Late 20th Century Illustrated Quarto Book,

Title: Hans Erni: 1 Das malerische Werk/Peintures/Paintings. Herausgegeben von/présenté par/edited by Ernst Scheidegger.
Author: Walter Rüegg.
Publisher: Bern.
Publication date: 1979.
Origin: München.
Edition: Erpf.
Language: English/French/German.

Description: 278 p. 4to. Publisher’s black leatherette hardcover, white stamped title/illustration on spine cover/front board, semi-gloss color illustrated dust jacket, color/black & white images throughout text.

Measures: 1.25 W x 10.5 D x 10.88 H inches.
Weight: 4 pounds, 7 ounces.

About the artist: Hans Erni (1909 – 2015) was a Swiss graphic designer, painter, illustrator, engraver and sculptor. He studied art at the Académie Julian in Paris and later in Berlin, and admired artists such as Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.

Erni 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. 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. In his career, he realized about 300 posters and several murals — including for the 1980 Salon international de l’automobile, Red Cross, IOC, United Nations and ICAO.
He illustrated about 200 books and created 90 postage stamps and 25 medals.

On 15 September 1979 the Swiss Museum of Transport opened a large personal collection of Erni’s works. He realized a 30 meter long mural for the Museum. Erni was very interested in sport and received the United States Sports Academy award of sport artist of the year in 1989. In 1993 his works were exhibited at the Pence Gallery in San Francisco.