Germann Auctionhouse Zurich
Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors, Drawings and Multiples
Tuesday, 26 November 2019, 06:00 pm

Hans Erni, Pre-study for "Mutter und Kind"

Lot 251

Hans Erni, 1909-2015 (CH)

Pre-study for "Mutter und Kind", approx. 1941

Oil on cardboard.
H 880 mm W 880 mm.

CHF4'000 / 6'000
EUR3'700 / 5'600
USD4'000 / 6'000

Hammer Price: CHF 6'000

Annotation:

(Frame).
Provenance: Gift of the artist given to Gottlieb Duttweiler;
Gift of Mrs Duttweiler given to the present owner;
Swiss private property.

Literature:
see. Karl Bühlmann. Hans Erni, Dialog: Arbeiten im öffentlichen Raum mit Werkverzeichnis. Wabern, Benteli Verlag, 2004. Illustration on page 194.

Annotation:
The work is a pre-study for the "Guggi" (Betriebsrestaurant Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund) at Limmatstrasse 252 in Zurich.