Cleis Ugo (26 results)

Untergebiet: Kunst Abbildungen: 1 Originalholzschnitt Seiten: 7 Bl. Format: 8°. Einband: kt. Gebiet: Graphik.

Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 14 nn. S. OPpbd. - Druck auf der Handpresse von Martin Thönen in 150 Ex. 1 Orig.-Holzschnitt und 1 Text von Ugo Cleis. - Obere rechte Ecke mit Stauchspur.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4° - B/w reproductions. Exhibition Catalog: Three Swiss Italian Xilographers Ugo Cleis (1903-1976)- Aldo Patocchi (1907-1986)- Imre Reiner (1900-1987). Text in Italian, French and German language, published in 1000 copies. Original boards and original dust-jacket. In Very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Sm.8° - 127pp - Color & B/w reproductions. "Mendrisiotto and its artists" by Ugo Cleis. First edition, text in Italian language. Original boards. In Fine condition.

Einleitung von WALTER KRÄUCHI; 8 Bll. mit 14 z.T. ganzseitigen Abb., hrsg. v. d. Genossenschafts-Druckerei, Olten 1969, 4°, Orig.Broschur mit EinbandIllustration ** Erstausgabe --- Die Bilder teilw. vielleicht v. d. Originalstöcken gedruckt. Schöner Zustand >> Versand ab Deutschland möglich << 140 Gramm.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Sm.8° - 73 Color & B/w reproductions. Published as exhibition catalogue: Ugo Cleis (1903-1976) Swiss painter and engraver - "In the art of Ugo Cleis myth and nature possess the same harmony, and it is probably this identical feeling that runs through them that allows us to understand to what extent he felt the need to get closer to Mediterranean civilizations." First edition, in Italian language. Original boards. In Fine condition.

Texte von Gottfried Klaus, J. V. Widmann, Lukas Walter, Arnold Jurt, Ernst Frey und Rudolf Wild; 16 Bll. mit 32 z.T. ganzseitigen Abb., hrsg. v. d. Genossenschafts-Druckerei, Olten 1953, 4°, Orig.Broschur mit EinbandIllustration, Blattränder leicht nachgedunkelt ** Erstausgabe --- Die Bilder teilw. v. d. Originalstöcken gedruckt. Guter Zustand >> Versand ab Deutschland möglich << 200 Gramm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Folio (365x535mm)- Portfolio containing 12 Original Woodcuts, published in 200 numbered and signed copies (121/200), text by Hans E. Keller. Original Portfolio. As new! Signed by Illustrator(s).

Condition: Sehr gut. 32 S., 4°, Broschur, mit 32 Linol- und Holzschnitten von Ugo Cleis, mit Texten von Gottfried Klaus, J. V. Widmann, Lukas Walter, Arnold Jurt, Ernst Frey, Rudolf Wild, auf grauem Papier. Sprache(n)/language(s): deEinband etwas gebräunt, Seiten am Rand minim gebräunt, sonst in sehr gutem Zustand.

Condition: Sehr gut. Fol., Mappe mit 11 losen Blättern, 2 davon gefaltetes Blatt: Holzschnitte der 11 Gründer, , z. T. gedruckt ab Original-Holzstöcken oder reproduziert, zum 50-jährigen Bestehen von Xylon. Sprache(n)/language(s): deMappe etwas verblichen, Blätter in sehr gutem Zustand.

8°, 6 Bl., 1 Orig.-Holzschn., Kart., Aufl: 150 Ex. Auf der Handpresse von M. Thönen hergestellter Ausstellungskatalog. Mit 1 Orig.-Holzschnitten von Ugo Cleis. 1100 gr. Schlagworte: Illustr. Bücher - Originalgrafik, Kunst - 20 Jht. nach 1945.

4°. 1 Blatt. Büttenpapier "Velin Arches". Handschriftlich vom Künstler mit Bleistift signiert. Eines von total 175 Exemplaren: Aus der Jahresmappe 1972 von XYLON.

4°. 1 Blatt. Büttenpapier "Velin Arches". Handschriftlich vom Künstler mit Bleistift signiert und betitelt. Eines von total 175 Exemplaren: Aus der Jahresmappe 1975 von XYLON.

ill. Orig. Mappenwerk 2° Folio H 53,5 x B 36,5 cm 4 S., 12 Blatt S. Nr. 137 von 200 Exemplaren, signiert von U. Cleis, guter frischer Zustand Die 12 Holzschnitte : I. Der Dorfplatz in Stabio, TI. II. Mitternachts-Prozession III. Monatsblatt April IV. Der kleine Träumer V. Am Hüttenfenster VI. Die wachsame Glucke VII. Die alte Messerschmiede VIII. Wetterfahnen IX. Siesta X. Die Kirche St. Jakob in Sissach XI. Bei Arboldswil XII. Rickenbach BL . ( Ugo Cleis, eigentlich Hugo Cleis geb. 5. April 1903 in Diepflingen, Kanton Basel-Landschaft - gest. 13. September 1976 in Mendrisio. Ugo Cleis gehörte der 1944 gegründeten Gruppe Xylos an , 1953 der internationalen Gruppe XYLON ).

Holzschnitt auf Japan 38,5 x 37 cm, Blattgrösse 49 x 45 cm, unten rechts signiert !!! VERSANDKOSTEN NACH AUFWAND !!!

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original woodcut by Ugo Cleis, signed by the artist. 16 x 20 cm in fine condition. Ugo Cleis , actually Hugo Cleis (born April 5 , 1903 in Diepflingen , canton of Basel-Landschaft ; September 13 , 1976 in Mendrisio , canton of Ticino ; resident in Buckten ) was a Swiss painter , draftsman , illustrator , decorative painter , wood cutter and mosaicist . Ugo Cleis, son of a teacher, completed an apprenticeship as a flat painter in Sissach . Inspired by the architect Adolf Müller-Senglet (1896 1942), [1] Cleis trained as a decorative and theater painter from 1921 to 1923 at the Dresden Arts and Crafts Academy . The following year he got the necessary practice in Geneva and Italy and returned to the Academy of Applied Arts in 1925 for further studies together with the painter and sculptor Eugen Häfelfinger [2] . In parallel to decorative painting, Cleis created linocuts and woodcuts. Back in Sissach, Cleis worked as a flat painter and later settled in Mendrisiotto , where he met with Aldo Patocchi , Samuel Wülser , Ernst Musfeld (1900 1964) [3] , Guido Gonzato (1896 1955) [4] and Anita Spinelli friends. From 1931, Cleis was a member of the Ticino section GSMBA (SPSAS, Società di pittori, scultori ed architetti svizzeri) and the Ticino Society of Fine Arts. In 1934 Cleis married the teacher Lisa Vela (1901 1988), who worked in Stabio . She was a descendant of Vincenzo Vela . Together they had the children Milo (* 1936) [5] , Vera and Daniele (* 1944) [6] They lived together in Ligornetto where Cleis became friends with Emilio Müller , among others . In 1937, Cleis created two large murals on the Lugano post office building and also made a name for himself in Ticino with his mosaics. As an artist, Cleis continued to work in German-speaking Switzerland , especially in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, where he created numerous sgraffiti and frescoes in private and public buildings . He also created drawings, oil paintings, watercolors and woodcuts, especially large format ones. From 1939 Cleis worked as an illustrator and was friends with Jacques Düblin and Walter Eglin . Cleis' woodcut for the cantonal gymnastics festival in Basel was awarded first prize in 1939. [7] Like Eglin, Cleis belonged to the group Xylos , founded in 1944, and from 1953 to the international group XYLON . In the same year he received the Art Prize of the City of Zurich . In 1962 he was awarded the Pietro Chiesa Prize and in 1964 he won the engraving competition for the La terre et la forêt section at the Lausanne State Exhibition . In 1959, Cleis took part in the exhibition of Modern Mural Painting in Switzerland at the Lucerne Art Museum . Cleis was director of the Vincenzo Vela Museum from 1958 to 1974. The street that leads to the museum is called Via Ugo Cleis , and since 2009 there has been the street Via Lisa Cleis-Vela in Ligornetto. Cleis was the uncle of Martin Cleis .

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original woodcut by Ugo Cleis, signed by the artist. 25 x 17 cm in fine condition. Ugo Cleis , actually Hugo Cleis (born April 5 , 1903 in Diepflingen , canton of Basel-Landschaft ; September 13 , 1976 in Mendrisio , canton of Ticino ; resident in Buckten ) was a Swiss painter , draftsman , illustrator , decorative painter , wood cutter and mosaicist . Ugo Cleis, son of a teacher, completed an apprenticeship as a flat painter in Sissach . Inspired by the architect Adolf Müller-Senglet (1896 1942), [1] Cleis trained as a decorative and theater painter from 1921 to 1923 at the Dresden Arts and Crafts Academy . The following year he got the necessary practice in Geneva and Italy and returned to the Academy of Applied Arts in 1925 for further studies together with the painter and sculptor Eugen Häfelfinger [2] . In parallel to decorative painting, Cleis created linocuts and woodcuts. Back in Sissach, Cleis worked as a flat painter and later settled in Mendrisiotto , where he met with Aldo Patocchi , Samuel Wülser , Ernst Musfeld (1900 1964) [3] , Guido Gonzato (1896 1955) [4] and Anita Spinelli friends. From 1931, Cleis was a member of the Ticino section GSMBA (SPSAS, Società di pittori, scultori ed architetti svizzeri) and the Ticino Society of Fine Arts. In 1934 Cleis married the teacher Lisa Vela (1901 1988), who worked in Stabio . She was a descendant of Vincenzo Vela . Together they had the children Milo (* 1936) [5] , Vera and Daniele (* 1944) [6] They lived together in Ligornetto where Cleis became friends with Emilio Müller , among others . In 1937, Cleis created two large murals on the Lugano post office building and also made a name for himself in Ticino with his mosaics. As an artist, Cleis continued to work in German-speaking Switzerland , especially in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, where he created numerous sgraffiti and frescoes in private and public buildings . He also created drawings, oil paintings, watercolors and woodcuts, especially large format ones. From 1939 Cleis worked as an illustrator and was friends with Jacques Düblin and Walter Eglin . Cleis' woodcut for the cantonal gymnastics festival in Basel was awarded first prize in 1939. [7] Like Eglin, Cleis belonged to the group Xylos , founded in 1944, and from 1953 to the international group XYLON . In the same year he received the Art Prize of the City of Zurich . In 1962 he was awarded the Pietro Chiesa Prize and in 1964 he won the engraving competition for the La terre et la forêt section at the Lausanne State Exhibition . In 1959, Cleis took part in the exhibition of Modern Mural Painting in Switzerland at the Lucerne Art Museum . Cleis was director of the Vincenzo Vela Museum from 1958 to 1974. The street that leads to the museum is called Via Ugo Cleis , and since 2009 there has been the street Via Lisa Cleis-Vela in Ligornetto. Cleis was the uncle of Martin Cleis .

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original woodcut by Ugo Cleis, signed by the artist. 25 x 17 cm, in fine condition. Ugo Cleis , actually Hugo Cleis (born April 5 , 1903 in Diepflingen , canton of Basel-Landschaft ; September 13 , 1976 in Mendrisio , canton of Ticino ; resident in Buckten ) was a Swiss painter , draftsman , illustrator , decorative painter , wood cutter and mosaicist . Ugo Cleis, son of a teacher, completed an apprenticeship as a flat painter in Sissach . Inspired by the architect Adolf Müller-Senglet (1896 1942), [1] Cleis trained as a decorative and theater painter from 1921 to 1923 at the Dresden Arts and Crafts Academy . The following year he got the necessary practice in Geneva and Italy and returned to the Academy of Applied Arts in 1925 for further studies together with the painter and sculptor Eugen Häfelfinger [2] . In parallel to decorative painting, Cleis created linocuts and woodcuts. Back in Sissach, Cleis worked as a flat painter and later settled in Mendrisiotto , where he met with Aldo Patocchi , Samuel Wülser , Ernst Musfeld (1900 1964) [3] , Guido Gonzato (1896 1955) [4] and Anita Spinelli friends. From 1931, Cleis was a member of the Ticino section GSMBA (SPSAS, Società di pittori, scultori ed architetti svizzeri) and the Ticino Society of Fine Arts. In 1934 Cleis married the teacher Lisa Vela (1901 1988), who worked in Stabio . She was a descendant of Vincenzo Vela . Together they had the children Milo (* 1936) [5] , Vera and Daniele (* 1944) [6] They lived together in Ligornetto where Cleis became friends with Emilio Müller , among others . In 1937, Cleis created two large murals on the Lugano post office building and also made a name for himself in Ticino with his mosaics. As an artist, Cleis continued to work in German-speaking Switzerland , especially in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, where he created numerous sgraffiti and frescoes in private and public buildings . He also created drawings, oil paintings, watercolors and woodcuts, especially large format ones. From 1939 Cleis worked as an illustrator and was friends with Jacques Düblin and Walter Eglin . Cleis' woodcut for the cantonal gymnastics festival in Basel was awarded first prize in 1939. [7] Like Eglin, Cleis belonged to the group Xylos , founded in 1944, and from 1953 to the international group XYLON . In the same year he received the Art Prize of the City of Zurich . In 1962 he was awarded the Pietro Chiesa Prize and in 1964 he won the engraving competition for the La terre et la forêt section at the Lausanne State Exhibition . In 1959, Cleis took part in the exhibition of Modern Mural Painting in Switzerland at the Lucerne Art Museum . Cleis was director of the Vincenzo Vela Museum from 1958 to 1974. The street that leads to the museum is called Via Ugo Cleis , and since 2009 there has been the street Via Lisa Cleis-Vela in Ligornetto. Cleis was the uncle of Martin Cleis .

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original woodcut by Ugo Cleis, signed by the artist. 19 x 21 cm, in fine condition. Ugo Cleis , actually Hugo Cleis (born April 5 , 1903 in Diepflingen , canton of Basel-Landschaft ; September 13 , 1976 in Mendrisio , canton of Ticino ; resident in Buckten ) was a Swiss painter , draftsman , illustrator , decorative painter , wood cutter and mosaicist . Ugo Cleis, son of a teacher, completed an apprenticeship as a flat painter in Sissach . Inspired by the architect Adolf Müller-Senglet (1896 1942), [1] Cleis trained as a decorative and theater painter from 1921 to 1923 at the Dresden Arts and Crafts Academy . The following year he got the necessary practice in Geneva and Italy and returned to the Academy of Applied Arts in 1925 for further studies together with the painter and sculptor Eugen Häfelfinger [2] . In parallel to decorative painting, Cleis created linocuts and woodcuts. Back in Sissach, Cleis worked as a flat painter and later settled in Mendrisiotto , where he met with Aldo Patocchi , Samuel Wülser , Ernst Musfeld (1900 1964) [3] , Guido Gonzato (1896 1955) [4] and Anita Spinelli friends. From 1931, Cleis was a member of the Ticino section GSMBA (SPSAS, Società di pittori, scultori ed architetti svizzeri) and the Ticino Society of Fine Arts. In 1934 Cleis married the teacher Lisa Vela (1901 1988), who worked in Stabio . She was a descendant of Vincenzo Vela . Together they had the children Milo (* 1936) [5] , Vera and Daniele (* 1944) [6] They lived together in Ligornetto where Cleis became friends with Emilio Müller , among others . In 1937, Cleis created two large murals on the Lugano post office building and also made a name for himself in Ticino with his mosaics. As an artist, Cleis continued to work in German-speaking Switzerland , especially in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, where he created numerous sgraffiti and frescoes in private and public buildings . He also created drawings, oil paintings, watercolors and woodcuts, especially large format ones. From 1939 Cleis worked as an illustrator and was friends with Jacques Düblin and Walter Eglin . Cleis' woodcut for the cantonal gymnastics festival in Basel was awarded first prize in 1939. [7] Like Eglin, Cleis belonged to the group Xylos , founded in 1944, and from 1953 to the international group XYLON . In the same year he received the Art Prize of the City of Zurich . In 1962 he was awarded the Pietro Chiesa Prize and in 1964 he won the engraving competition for the La terre et la forêt section at the Lausanne State Exhibition . In 1959, Cleis took part in the exhibition of Modern Mural Painting in Switzerland at the Lucerne Art Museum . Cleis was director of the Vincenzo Vela Museum from 1958 to 1974. The street that leads to the museum is called Via Ugo Cleis , and since 2009 there has been the street Via Lisa Cleis-Vela in Ligornetto. Cleis was the uncle of Martin Cleis .

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original woodcut by Ugo Cleis, signed by the artist. 29 x 17 cm, in fine condition. Ugo Cleis , actually Hugo Cleis (born April 5 , 1903 in Diepflingen , canton of Basel-Landschaft ; September 13 , 1976 in Mendrisio , canton of Ticino ; resident in Buckten ) was a Swiss painter , draftsman , illustrator , decorative painter , wood cutter and mosaicist . Ugo Cleis, son of a teacher, completed an apprenticeship as a flat painter in Sissach . Inspired by the architect Adolf Müller-Senglet (1896 1942), [1] Cleis trained as a decorative and theater painter from 1921 to 1923 at the Dresden Arts and Crafts Academy . The following year he got the necessary practice in Geneva and Italy and returned to the Academy of Applied Arts in 1925 for further studies together with the painter and sculptor Eugen Häfelfinger [2] . In parallel to decorative painting, Cleis created linocuts and woodcuts. Back in Sissach, Cleis worked as a flat painter and later settled in Mendrisiotto , where he met with Aldo Patocchi , Samuel Wülser , Ernst Musfeld (1900 1964) [3] , Guido Gonzato (1896 1955) [4] and Anita Spinelli friends. From 1931, Cleis was a member of the Ticino section GSMBA (SPSAS, Società di pittori, scultori ed architetti svizzeri) and the Ticino Society of Fine Arts. In 1934 Cleis married the teacher Lisa Vela (1901 1988), who worked in Stabio . She was a descendant of Vincenzo Vela . Together they had the children Milo (* 1936) [5] , Vera and Daniele (* 1944) [6] They lived together in Ligornetto where Cleis became friends with Emilio Müller , among others . In 1937, Cleis created two large murals on the Lugano post office building and also made a name for himself in Ticino with his mosaics. As an artist, Cleis continued to work in German-speaking Switzerland , especially in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, where he created numerous sgraffiti and frescoes in private and public buildings . He also created drawings, oil paintings, watercolors and woodcuts, especially large format ones. From 1939 Cleis worked as an illustrator and was friends with Jacques Düblin and Walter Eglin . Cleis' woodcut for the cantonal gymnastics festival in Basel was awarded first prize in 1939. [7] Like Eglin, Cleis belonged to the group Xylos , founded in 1944, and from 1953 to the international group XYLON . In the same year he received the Art Prize of the City of Zurich . In 1962 he was awarded the Pietro Chiesa Prize and in 1964 he won the engraving competition for the La terre et la forêt section at the Lausanne State Exhibition . In 1959, Cleis took part in the exhibition of Modern Mural Painting in Switzerland at the Lucerne Art Museum . Cleis was director of the Vincenzo Vela Museum from 1958 to 1974. The street that leads to the museum is called Via Ugo Cleis , and since 2009 there has been the street Via Lisa Cleis-Vela in Ligornetto. Cleis was the uncle of Martin Cleis .

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original woodcut by Ugo Cleis, signed by the artist. 17 x 29 cm, in fine condition. Ugo Cleis , actually Hugo Cleis (born April 5 , 1903 in Diepflingen , canton of Basel-Landschaft ; September 13 , 1976 in Mendrisio , canton of Ticino ; resident in Buckten ) was a Swiss painter , draftsman , illustrator , decorative painter , wood cutter and mosaicist . Ugo Cleis, son of a teacher, completed an apprenticeship as a flat painter in Sissach . Inspired by the architect Adolf Müller-Senglet (1896 1942), [1] Cleis trained as a decorative and theater painter from 1921 to 1923 at the Dresden Arts and Crafts Academy . The following year he got the necessary practice in Geneva and Italy and returned to the Academy of Applied Arts in 1925 for further studies together with the painter and sculptor Eugen Häfelfinger [2] . In parallel to decorative painting, Cleis created linocuts and woodcuts. Back in Sissach, Cleis worked as a flat painter and later settled in Mendrisiotto , where he met with Aldo Patocchi , Samuel Wülser , Ernst Musfeld (1900 1964) [3] , Guido Gonzato (1896 1955) [4] and Anita Spinelli friends. From 1931, Cleis was a member of the Ticino section GSMBA (SPSAS, Società di pittori, scultori ed architetti svizzeri) and the Ticino Society of Fine Arts. In 1934 Cleis married the teacher Lisa Vela (1901 1988), who worked in Stabio . She was a descendant of Vincenzo Vela . Together they had the children Milo (* 1936) [5] , Vera and Daniele (* 1944) [6] They lived together in Ligornetto where Cleis became friends with Emilio Müller , among others . In 1937, Cleis created two large murals on the Lugano post office building and also made a name for himself in Ticino with his mosaics. As an artist, Cleis continued to work in German-speaking Switzerland , especially in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, where he created numerous sgraffiti and frescoes in private and public buildings . He also created drawings, oil paintings, watercolors and woodcuts, especially large format ones. From 1939 Cleis worked as an illustrator and was friends with Jacques Düblin and Walter Eglin . Cleis' woodcut for the cantonal gymnastics festival in Basel was awarded first prize in 1939. [7] Like Eglin, Cleis belonged to the group Xylos , founded in 1944, and from 1953 to the international group XYLON . In the same year he received the Art Prize of the City of Zurich . In 1962 he was awarded the Pietro Chiesa Prize and in 1964 he won the engraving competition for the La terre et la forêt section at the Lausanne State Exhibition . In 1959, Cleis took part in the exhibition of Modern Mural Painting in Switzerland at the Lucerne Art Museum . Cleis was director of the Vincenzo Vela Museum from 1958 to 1974. The street that leads to the museum is called Via Ugo Cleis , and since 2009 there has been the street Via Lisa Cleis-Vela in Ligornetto. Cleis was the uncle of Martin Cleis .

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original woodcut by Ugo Cleis, signed by the artist. 28 x 17 cm, in fine condition. Ugo Cleis , actually Hugo Cleis (born April 5 , 1903 in Diepflingen , canton of Basel-Landschaft ; September 13 , 1976 in Mendrisio , canton of Ticino ; resident in Buckten ) was a Swiss painter , draftsman , illustrator , decorative painter , wood cutter and mosaicist . Ugo Cleis, son of a teacher, completed an apprenticeship as a flat painter in Sissach . Inspired by the architect Adolf Müller-Senglet (1896 1942), [1] Cleis trained as a decorative and theater painter from 1921 to 1923 at the Dresden Arts and Crafts Academy . The following year he got the necessary practice in Geneva and Italy and returned to the Academy of Applied Arts in 1925 for further studies together with the painter and sculptor Eugen Häfelfinger [2] . In parallel to decorative painting, Cleis created linocuts and woodcuts. Back in Sissach, Cleis worked as a flat painter and later settled in Mendrisiotto , where he met with Aldo Patocchi , Samuel Wülser , Ernst Musfeld (1900 1964) [3] , Guido Gonzato (1896 1955) [4] and Anita Spinelli friends. From 1931, Cleis was a member of the Ticino section GSMBA (SPSAS, Società di pittori, scultori ed architetti svizzeri) and the Ticino Society of Fine Arts. In 1934 Cleis married the teacher Lisa Vela (1901 1988), who worked in Stabio . She was a descendant of Vincenzo Vela . Together they had the children Milo (* 1936) [5] , Vera and Daniele (* 1944) [6] They lived together in Ligornetto where Cleis became friends with Emilio Müller , among others . In 1937, Cleis created two large murals on the Lugano post office building and also made a name for himself in Ticino with his mosaics. As an artist, Cleis continued to work in German-speaking Switzerland , especially in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, where he created numerous sgraffiti and frescoes in private and public buildings . He also created drawings, oil paintings, watercolors and woodcuts, especially large format ones. From 1939 Cleis worked as an illustrator and was friends with Jacques Düblin and Walter Eglin . Cleis' woodcut for the cantonal gymnastics festival in Basel was awarded first prize in 1939. [7] Like Eglin, Cleis belonged to the group Xylos , founded in 1944, and from 1953 to the international group XYLON . In the same year he received the Art Prize of the City of Zurich . In 1962 he was awarded the Pietro Chiesa Prize and in 1964 he won the engraving competition for the La terre et la forêt section at the Lausanne State Exhibition . In 1959, Cleis took part in the exhibition of Modern Mural Painting in Switzerland at the Lucerne Art Museum . Cleis was director of the Vincenzo Vela Museum from 1958 to 1974. The street that leads to the museum is called Via Ugo Cleis , and since 2009 there has been the street Via Lisa Cleis-Vela in Ligornetto. Cleis was the uncle of Martin Cleis .

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original woodcut by Ugo Cleis, signed by the artist. 49,5 x 16,5 cm in fine condition. Ugo Cleis , actually Hugo Cleis (born April 5 , 1903 in Diepflingen , canton of Basel-Landschaft ; September 13 , 1976 in Mendrisio , canton of Ticino ; resident in Buckten ) was a Swiss painter , draftsman , illustrator , decorative painter , wood cutter and mosaicist . Ugo Cleis, son of a teacher, completed an apprenticeship as a flat painter in Sissach . Inspired by the architect Adolf Müller-Senglet (1896 1942), [1] Cleis trained as a decorative and theater painter from 1921 to 1923 at the Dresden Arts and Crafts Academy . The following year he got the necessary practice in Geneva and Italy and returned to the Academy of Applied Arts in 1925 for further studies together with the painter and sculptor Eugen Häfelfinger [2] . In parallel to decorative painting, Cleis created linocuts and woodcuts. Back in Sissach, Cleis worked as a flat painter and later settled in Mendrisiotto , where he met with Aldo Patocchi , Samuel Wülser , Ernst Musfeld (1900 1964) [3] , Guido Gonzato (1896 1955) [4] and Anita Spinelli friends. From 1931, Cleis was a member of the Ticino section GSMBA (SPSAS, Società di pittori, scultori ed architetti svizzeri) and the Ticino Society of Fine Arts. In 1934 Cleis married the teacher Lisa Vela (1901 1988), who worked in Stabio . She was a descendant of Vincenzo Vela . Together they had the children Milo (* 1936) [5] , Vera and Daniele (* 1944) [6] They lived together in Ligornetto where Cleis became friends with Emilio Müller , among others . In 1937, Cleis created two large murals on the Lugano post office building and also made a name for himself in Ticino with his mosaics. As an artist, Cleis continued to work in German-speaking Switzerland , especially in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, where he created numerous sgraffiti and frescoes in private and public buildings . He also created drawings, oil paintings, watercolors and woodcuts, especially large format ones. From 1939 Cleis worked as an illustrator and was friends with Jacques Düblin and Walter Eglin . Cleis' woodcut for the cantonal gymnastics festival in Basel was awarded first prize in 1939. [7] Like Eglin, Cleis belonged to the group Xylos , founded in 1944, and from 1953 to the international group XYLON . In the same year he received the Art Prize of the City of Zurich . In 1962 he was awarded the Pietro Chiesa Prize and in 1964 he won the engraving competition for the La terre et la forêt section at the Lausanne State Exhibition . In 1959, Cleis took part in the exhibition of Modern Mural Painting in Switzerland at the Lucerne Art Museum . Cleis was director of the Vincenzo Vela Museum from 1958 to 1974. The street that leads to the museum is called Via Ugo Cleis , and since 2009 there has been the street Via Lisa Cleis-Vela in Ligornetto. Cleis was the uncle of Martin Cleis .

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original woodcut by Ugo Cleis, signed by the artist. 49,5 x 16,5 cm in fine condition. Ugo Cleis , actually Hugo Cleis (born April 5 , 1903 in Diepflingen , canton of Basel-Landschaft ; September 13 , 1976 in Mendrisio , canton of Ticino ; resident in Buckten ) was a Swiss painter , draftsman , illustrator , decorative painter , wood cutter and mosaicist . Ugo Cleis, son of a teacher, completed an apprenticeship as a flat painter in Sissach . Inspired by the architect Adolf Müller-Senglet (1896 1942), [1] Cleis trained as a decorative and theater painter from 1921 to 1923 at the Dresden Arts and Crafts Academy . The following year he got the necessary practice in Geneva and Italy and returned to the Academy of Applied Arts in 1925 for further studies together with the painter and sculptor Eugen Häfelfinger [2] . In parallel to decorative painting, Cleis created linocuts and woodcuts. Back in Sissach, Cleis worked as a flat painter and later settled in Mendrisiotto , where he met with Aldo Patocchi , Samuel Wülser , Ernst Musfeld (1900 1964) [3] , Guido Gonzato (1896 1955) [4] and Anita Spinelli friends. From 1931, Cleis was a member of the Ticino section GSMBA (SPSAS, Società di pittori, scultori ed architetti svizzeri) and the Ticino Society of Fine Arts. In 1934 Cleis married the teacher Lisa Vela (1901 1988), who worked in Stabio . She was a descendant of Vincenzo Vela . Together they had the children Milo (* 1936) [5] , Vera and Daniele (* 1944) [6] They lived together in Ligornetto where Cleis became friends with Emilio Müller , among others . In 1937, Cleis created two large murals on the Lugano post office building and also made a name for himself in Ticino with his mosaics. As an artist, Cleis continued to work in German-speaking Switzerland , especially in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, where he created numerous sgraffiti and frescoes in private and public buildings . He also created drawings, oil paintings, watercolors and woodcuts, especially large format ones. From 1939 Cleis worked as an illustrator and was friends with Jacques Düblin and Walter Eglin . Cleis' woodcut for the cantonal gymnastics festival in Basel was awarded first prize in 1939. [7] Like Eglin, Cleis belonged to the group Xylos , founded in 1944, and from 1953 to the international group XYLON . In the same year he received the Art Prize of the City of Zurich . In 1962 he was awarded the Pietro Chiesa Prize and in 1964 he won the engraving competition for the La terre et la forêt section at the Lausanne State Exhibition . In 1959, Cleis took part in the exhibition of Modern Mural Painting in Switzerland at the Lucerne Art Museum . Cleis was director of the Vincenzo Vela Museum from 1958 to 1974. The street that leads to the museum is called Via Ugo Cleis , and since 2009 there has been the street Via Lisa Cleis-Vela in Ligornetto. Cleis was the uncle of Martin Cleis .

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original woodcut by Ugo Cleis, signed by the artist. 29,5 x 16,5 cm, in fine condition. Ugo Cleis , actually Hugo Cleis (born April 5 , 1903 in Diepflingen , canton of Basel-Landschaft ; September 13 , 1976 in Mendrisio , canton of Ticino ; resident in Buckten ) was a Swiss painter , draftsman , illustrator , decorative painter , wood cutter and mosaicist . Ugo Cleis, son of a teacher, completed an apprenticeship as a flat painter in Sissach . Inspired by the architect Adolf Müller-Senglet (1896 1942), [1] Cleis trained as a decorative and theater painter from 1921 to 1923 at the Dresden Arts and Crafts Academy . The following year he got the necessary practice in Geneva and Italy and returned to the Academy of Applied Arts in 1925 for further studies together with the painter and sculptor Eugen Häfelfinger [2] . In parallel to decorative painting, Cleis created linocuts and woodcuts. Back in Sissach, Cleis worked as a flat painter and later settled in Mendrisiotto , where he met with Aldo Patocchi , Samuel Wülser , Ernst Musfeld (1900 1964) [3] , Guido Gonzato (1896 1955) [4] and Anita Spinelli friends. From 1931, Cleis was a member of the Ticino section GSMBA (SPSAS, Società di pittori, scultori ed architetti svizzeri) and the Ticino Society of Fine Arts. In 1934 Cleis married the teacher Lisa Vela (1901 1988), who worked in Stabio . She was a descendant of Vincenzo Vela . Together they had the children Milo (* 1936) [5] , Vera and Daniele (* 1944) [6] They lived together in Ligornetto where Cleis became friends with Emilio Müller , among others . In 1937, Cleis created two large murals on the Lugano post office building and also made a name for himself in Ticino with his mosaics. As an artist, Cleis continued to work in German-speaking Switzerland , especially in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, where he created numerous sgraffiti and frescoes in private and public buildings . He also created drawings, oil paintings, watercolors and woodcuts, especially large format ones. From 1939 Cleis worked as an illustrator and was friends with Jacques Düblin and Walter Eglin . Cleis' woodcut for the cantonal gymnastics festival in Basel was awarded first prize in 1939. [7] Like Eglin, Cleis belonged to the group Xylos , founded in 1944, and from 1953 to the international group XYLON . In the same year he received the Art Prize of the City of Zurich . In 1962 he was awarded the Pietro Chiesa Prize and in 1964 he won the engraving competition for the La terre et la forêt section at the Lausanne State Exhibition . In 1959, Cleis took part in the exhibition of Modern Mural Painting in Switzerland at the Lucerne Art Museum . Cleis was director of the Vincenzo Vela Museum from 1958 to 1974. The street that leads to the museum is called Via Ugo Cleis , and since 2009 there has been the street Via Lisa Cleis-Vela in Ligornetto. Cleis was the uncle of Martin Cleis .

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original woodcut by Ugo Cleis, signed by the artist. 23,5 x 16,5 cm, in fine condition. Ugo Cleis , actually Hugo Cleis (born April 5 , 1903 in Diepflingen , canton of Basel-Landschaft ; September 13 , 1976 in Mendrisio , canton of Ticino ; resident in Buckten ) was a Swiss painter , draftsman , illustrator , decorative painter , wood cutter and mosaicist . Ugo Cleis, son of a teacher, completed an apprenticeship as a flat painter in Sissach . Inspired by the architect Adolf Müller-Senglet (18961942), [1] Cleis trained as a decorative and theater painter from 1921 to 1923 at the Dresden Arts and Crafts Academy . The following year he got the necessary practice in Geneva and Italy and returned to the Academy of Applied Arts in 1925 for further studies together with the painter and sculptor Eugen Häfelfinger [2] . In parallel to decorative painting, Cleis created linocuts and woodcuts. Back in Sissach, Cleis worked as a flat painter and later settled in Mendrisiotto , where he met with Aldo Patocchi , Samuel Wülser , Ernst Musfeld (19001964) [3] , Guido Gonzato (18961955) [4] and Anita Spinelli friends. From 1931, Cleis was a member of the Ticino section GSMBA (SPSAS, Società di pittori, scultori ed architetti svizzeri) and the Ticino Society of Fine Arts. In 1934 Cleis married the teacher Lisa Vela (19011988), who worked in Stabio . She was a descendant of Vincenzo Vela . Together they had the children Milo (* 1936) [5] , Vera and Daniele (* 1944) [6] They lived together in Ligornetto where Cleis became friends with Emilio Müller , among others . In 1937, Cleis created two large murals on the Lugano post office building and also made a name for himself in Ticino with his mosaics. As an artist, Cleis continued to work in German-speaking Switzerland , especially in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, where he created numerous sgraffiti and frescoes in private and public buildings . He also created drawings, oil paintings, watercolors and woodcuts, especially large format ones. From 1939 Cleis worked as an illustrator and was friends with Jacques Düblin and Walter Eglin . Cleis' woodcut for the cantonal gymnastics festival in Basel was awarded first prize in 1939. [7] Like Eglin, Cleis belonged to the group "Xylos", founded in 1944, and from 1953 to the international group " XYLON ". In the same year he received the Art Prize of the City of Zurich . In 1962 he was awarded the "Pietro Chiesa Prize" and in 1964 he won the engraving competition for the "La terre et la forêt" section at the Lausanne State Exhibition . In 1959, Cleis took part in the exhibition of "Modern Mural Painting in Switzerland" at the Lucerne Art Museum . Cleis was director of the Vincenzo Vela Museum from 1958 to 1974. The street that leads to the museum is called "Via Ugo Cleis", and since 2009 there has been the street "Via Lisa Cleis-Vela" in Ligornetto. Cleis was the uncle of Martin Cleis .