Hans Erni

Painter

Birthday February 21, 1909

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Switzerland

DEATH DATE Mar 21, 2015 (106)

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About

Remembered for creating graphic art for Switzerland's Red Cross and for Swiss postage stamps, Erni is also known for a mural titled Switzerland: Vacation Land of the People.

Before Fame

At the start of his art career, he studied in Paris and won a prize presented by the renowned Academie Julian.

Trivia

He lived to the astonishing age of one-hundred-and-six.

Family Life

He and his seven siblings grew up in Lucerne, Switzerland. His marriage to Gertrud Bohnert resulted in a daughter named Simone Fornara Ernie; he and his second wife, Doris, raised three more children.

Associated With

He was a contemporary of fellow Swiss artist Erik Olson.