Alfonso Hüppi (1935) - Untitled
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Alfonso Hüppi, Untitled, a 1962 mixed media on canvas work (49 × 54 cm) signed and dated 1962, in abstract style, original edition from Germany, sold with frame.
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Alfonso Hüppi (1935)
Untitled
Mixed media on canvas (painting, wood)
49 x 54 cm (framed)
Signed and dated 1962
Hüppi was born on February 11, 1935, in Switzerland. He trained as a goldsmith from 1950 to 1954 in Lucerne, Switzerland, and worked as an apprentice until 1954.
In 1958 and 1959, he traveled to the Middle East. In 1960, he studied sculpture at the Pforzheim School of Art and worked at the Hamburg School of Fine Arts, where he became a professor of calligraphy and drawing from 1961 to 1964.
From 1964 to 1968, he was an assistant at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden. From 1974 to 1999, he was a professor of painting at the Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts. With his class, he undertook study trips around the Mediterranean, the Middle East, Africa, Italy, Sicily, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Kurdistan, Syria, Iran, and Armenia. Among his pupils are Holger Bunk, Claus Föttinger, Bertram Jesdinsky, Silke Lever Kuehne, Horst Münch, Markus Oehlen, Thomas Rentmeister, Corinne Wasmuht.
In 1998, he co-founded the "Museum in the Bush" with Erwin Gebert in Etaneno, Namibia. Since then, he has been the director of the museum and of the artists’ programs.
Alfonso Hüppi (1935)
Untitled
Mixed media on canvas (painting, wood)
49 x 54 cm (framed)
Signed and dated 1962
Hüppi was born on February 11, 1935, in Switzerland. He trained as a goldsmith from 1950 to 1954 in Lucerne, Switzerland, and worked as an apprentice until 1954.
In 1958 and 1959, he traveled to the Middle East. In 1960, he studied sculpture at the Pforzheim School of Art and worked at the Hamburg School of Fine Arts, where he became a professor of calligraphy and drawing from 1961 to 1964.
From 1964 to 1968, he was an assistant at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden. From 1974 to 1999, he was a professor of painting at the Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts. With his class, he undertook study trips around the Mediterranean, the Middle East, Africa, Italy, Sicily, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Kurdistan, Syria, Iran, and Armenia. Among his pupils are Holger Bunk, Claus Föttinger, Bertram Jesdinsky, Silke Lever Kuehne, Horst Münch, Markus Oehlen, Thomas Rentmeister, Corinne Wasmuht.
In 1998, he co-founded the "Museum in the Bush" with Erwin Gebert in Etaneno, Namibia. Since then, he has been the director of the museum and of the artists’ programs.
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Artist
Alfonso Hüppi (1935)
Sold with frame
Yes
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Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Untitled
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Hand signed
Country of Origin
Germany
Year
1962
Condition
Good condition
Height
49 cm
Width
54 cm
Style
Abstract
Period
1960-1970
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