Max Hunziker – Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve stand on the wing of an angel. This format lithograph by Swiss artist Max Hunziker clearly shows the influence of George Rouault, one of Hunziker’s mentors.
Dimensions: Full Sheet 87 x 64 cm
Image size: 48 x 67 cm
Handsigned “Hunziker” and numbered 15/110
Signed MH in the plate.
Note that there is discoloration and several tears around the outer margins of the large sheet on which the image is printed (see last image below)
The inner image is in very good condition.
1901 Zürich – 1976 Zürich
Born in Zurich, the son of a milkman, this painter, graphic artist, and illustrator is perhaps best known internationally for his stained glass windows (including the three choir windows of the Johanneskirche in Bern).
After training to be a school teacher, he decided to take up art and traveled to Florence where he immersed himself in the rich legacy of Christian imagery. Later, supported by the Winterthur philanthropist and art collector Georg Reinhard, Hunziker studied in Paris and southern France, where his work was influenced by Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse and Georges Rouault.
Hunziker’s works imbue simple objects with poetic and religious symbolism. Regular motifs include wings, doves, and a solitary bearded man, an everyman, representing Christ. The Swiss art historian Adolf Reinle described Max Hunziker as a “Christian Surrealist.”
Discoloration and some damages, tears to the outer edges of the sheet as shown below. These could be hidden by a mat.
