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Hans Aeschbacher
Born(1906-01-18)18 January 1906
Zurich, Switzerland
Died27 January 1980(1980-01-27) (aged 74)
Zurich, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Known forSculpture
Notable workAbstract Faces (1945)
Grosse Figur I (1961)

Hans Aeschbacher (18 January 1906 – 27 January 1980) was a Swiss abstract sculptor.

Personal life

Aeschbacher was born in Zurich.

Career

Though originally trained as a printer, he taught himself to draw and paint. At the age of about 30 years old, he began to sculpt.

His early works were predominantly terra-cotta and plaster, but by 1945, he was sculpting almost exclusively with stone. His earlier sculptures were very abstract and geometrical, and also quite large in size. In the mid-1950s, Aeschbacher began using mostly volcanic rock as a medium, and his sculptures became more fluid and smaller. By the late 1950s, his sculptures again became angular and large, with pieces as large as 15 feet (4.6 m) tall.

His work Explorer I is located at the Zurich Airport.

Death and legacy

Aeschbacher died in Zurich on 27 January 1980.

References

  1. ^ "Aeschbacher, Hans". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (15th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
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