Hans Fischer

Hans Fischer emerges as a versatile practitioner, working across the illustration of literary texts, stage design, and mural painting. He trained at the École des Beaux-Arts industriels in Geneva and at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Zurich between 1928 and 1930. His studio work includes illustrations for Brentano, the Brothers Grimm, La Fontaine, Kipling, and Tolstoy, with cited examples including Les Musiciens de la ville de Brême and Fables de La Fontaine.

In the field of stage design, he designed ballet sets and created sets for Zurich’s Cabaret Cornichon. In the realm of mural painting, the dossier records the execution of 22 mural works up to 1955. His work was exhibited internationally, notably at the 26th Venice Biennale in 1952.

The distinctions mentioned include first prize at the Mostra di Bianco e Nero in Lugano in 1954 and the graphic arts prize at the Bienal de São Paulo in 1955.

His name also appears in a list of Swiss painters consulted in the dossier, although it does not provide the fundamental biographical details (dates of birth and death).