Alfonso Hüppi (1935) - Untitled
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Alfonso Hüppi, Untitled, 1962, mixed media on canvas, 49 × 54 cm, original edition, sold with frame, Switzerland, Minimalism, signed and dated 1962.
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Alfonso Hüppi (1935)
Untitled
Mixed media on canvas (painting, wood)
49 x 54 cm
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 a journeyman 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. He became a professor of calligraphy and drawing there from 1961 to 1964.
From 1964 to 1968, he was an assistant at the Staatliche Kunsthalle in Baden-Baden. From 1974 to 1999, he was a painting professor 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 students 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 museum director and head of programs for the artists.
Alfonso Hüppi (1935)
Untitled
Mixed media on canvas (painting, wood)
49 x 54 cm
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 a journeyman 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. He became a professor of calligraphy and drawing there from 1961 to 1964.
From 1964 to 1968, he was an assistant at the Staatliche Kunsthalle in Baden-Baden. From 1974 to 1999, he was a painting professor 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 students 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 museum director and head of programs for the artists.
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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
Switzerland
Year
1962
Condition
Good condition
Height
49 cm
Width
54 cm
Style
Minimalism
Period
1960-1970
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