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34e Biennale Venise 1968 Suisse. Fritz Glarner, Hans Aeschbacher

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Fritz Glarner (1899-1972) Swiss-American painter. Glarner was a leading proponent of so-called Concrete Art, an artists’ movement whose roots lead back to the painters of De Stijl and the principles of the Bauhaus and hans Aeschbacher (1906-1980) Swiss abstract sculptor.

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  • Format: Exhibition Catalogue
  • Year: 1968
  • Client/Publisher: Departement federal de l’interieur et la Commission federale des beaux-arts
  • Size: 210mm x 210mm

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34e Biennale Venise 1968 Suisse. Fritz Glarner, Hans Aeschbacher
34e Biennale Venise 1968 Suisse. Fritz Glarner, Hans Aeschbacher
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