Hans Fischer (painter)

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Hans Fischer
Born(1909-01-06)January 6, 1909
DiedApril 19, 1958(1958-04-19) (aged 49)
Interlaken, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Sgraffito on a wall (1950)

Hans Fischer (January 6, 1909 – April 19, 1958) was a Swiss painter. He was well known as the author and illustrator of the children's book . His nickname was Fis.

Life and works[]

Hans Fischer first attended the in Geneva, then studied in Zürich. He worked as artist, graphic designer and cartoonist. He also painted sets for the Cabaret Cornichon. In 1945 an exhibition of his work took place at the . In 1955 he was awarded a prize at the São Paulo Art Biennial.

A retrospective of his work was held on his centenary in February 2009 at in Zurich.

References[]

  • This article was initially translated from the German Wikipedia.

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