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1911ref. 24558London: G. G. Harrap & Co 1911. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good. 4to. Full calf embossed on the spine and upper board. Top edge gilt. Illustrated throughout by Pogány in black and white and tipped-in full color plates. Leather rubbed at hinges and edges with some light soiling else this is a very good copy. One of 525 numbered copies signed by Pogány. This is number166. . G. G. Harrap & Co hardcover
1913ref. 24584London: G. G. Harrap & Co 1913. First edition. Very good. Hardcover. Three volumes. 4to. Quarter green calf spine blocked in gilt; Cloth sides with gilt title and design on the upper boards. Top edges gilt. Illustrated throughout by Pogány in black and white and 40 mounted full color plates Spines sunned to a pleasing tan color else this is a very good set. In the publisher's slipcase which has some light wear. G. G. Harrap & Co unknown
ref. 50277Now first completely done into English verse from the Persian in accordance with the original forms with a biographical and critical Introduction by John Payne. London : printed for the Villon Society by private subscription and for private circulation only 1898. Quarto half crushed levant morocco by C. J. Sawyer ruled in gilt spine in compartments with raised bands ruled and ornamented in gilt edges slightly rubbed top edge gilt others uncut pp. lxxi; I; 206 a fine copy of the large paper deluxe edition printed in an unspecified limitation this is copy 24. The Rubaiyat is a collection of poems exploring the human condition attributed to the 12th-century Persian poet astronomer and mathematician Omar Khayyám. The Villon Society published fine quality limited editions of classical literature for its members at the turn of the century. hardcover
1910ref. 33890London: George G. Harrap and Co 1910. Very good minus. Signed limited first Pogany edition one of only 525 numbered copies printed on Japan vellum and signed by Pogany. Often called Pogany's masterpiece this production owes much to the aesthetics of Morris's Kelmscott Press and Ricketts's Vale Press as well as artists like Gustave Doré and Aubrey Beardsley. Printed on silky high-quality paper each page features decorative borders and interlocking designs in subtle colors. A gorgeous book. 12.5'' x 9''. Original full brown calf gilt-stamped and -lettered. Top edge gilt other edges uncut. Illustrated by Pogany with 20 tipped-in color plates calligraphic text decorative borders plus a profusion of stunning illustrations in color and line throughout text many full-page. Signed by Pogany on limitation page. Joints expertly repaired with some additional careful repair to boards where leather has been scuffed all along edges. George G. Harrap and Co unknown
ref. 1059571980. 53 x 59 cm gerahmt 45 x 52 cm Schönes Ex. Das Wetterhorn ist ein 3690 m ü. M. hoher Berggipfel der Berner Alpen Westalpen im Schweizer Kanton Bern und steht oberhalb von Grindelwald bzw. Rosenlaui im Berner Oberland.Das Wetterhorn wurde am 31. August 1844 durch Melchior Bannholzer und Johann Jaun zum ersten Mal bestiegen. Die erste Winterbegehung erfolgte 1874 durch Meta Brevoort eine Ausnahmealpinistin für Winterbegehungen- Bärtschi Willy Alexander 1906 - 1995 Maler Dozent und Publizist .Bauernsohn aus Lützelflüh Gymnasien in Zürich und Frauenfeld Kontakt mit dem Werk des Philosophen Holzapfel. 1928 Eintritt in die Kunstakademie Breslau die er aber bald wieder verliess. 1929 Eintritt in die Kunstakademie in Dresden ab 1930 Schüler von Otto Dix. Von 1934–1938 lebte Bärtschi als freier Maler in Dresden. 1938 Rückkehr nach Zürich kleinere Arbeiten für die Landi. Nach dem Aktivdienst 1943 Lehrer an der Kunstgewerbeschule in Zürich. Nach der Pensionierung 1971 widmete er sich wieder der Malerei. 010 1980 unknown
1995ref. Q-3764355158Birkhäuser Architecture 1995-01-01. hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Birkhäuser Architecture hardcover
1919ref. 172758London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd 1919. Fine mid-century tree calf A finely bound copy of the second edition illustrated by Pogány "Dulac's most successful European contemporary during the highest peak of the Golden Age of book illustration" Dalby p. 87. Fitzgerald's translation of the Rubáiyát published in 1859 slowly gained recognition as a masterpiece of English literature. By the early 1900s many of Fitzgerald's phrases had entered the common stock of English quotations and allusions. Quarto 208 x 142 mm. With 16 mounted colour lithographic plates decorative embellishments throughout contents printed in blue-green and black. Near-contemporary tree calf by Bayntun-Rivière red and green morocco labels compartments elaborately gilt double gilt fillet with corner rosettes gilt inner dentelles marbled endpapers gilt edges. Quotation from Théodore de Banville and gift inscription in French dated 1942 to first blank. Boards gently bowed minimally rubbed the odd spot of foxing. A near-fine copy. Potter 100. Richard Dalby The Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration 1991. hardcover
1910ref. 140938515London: George Harrap 1910. First THUS. Very Good. Limited edition of 525 copies hand-numbered 91 in blue signed by illustrator Willy Pogany. Quarto. Original full tan calf decorated in gilt illustrated with 20 beautiful tipped-in color plates top edge gilt. Unpaginated. Very Good with scratch in front cover wear along edges of leather internally near fine bookplate ghost on paste down. All plates present. A wonderful visual exploration of Coleridge's classic poem with intricate ink illustrations and every plate a hazy dream-like wash of color. George Harrap unknown
1910ref. 008531NY: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Signed first edition limited to 525 numbered copies in England and America #137 signed by Pogany on limitation page. Full brown morocco with gilt cover design gilt spine titles top edge gilting pictorial end papers sewn in silk bookmark. Published NY: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. 1910. Folio 9 1/2" x 13" printed on Japan vellum unpaginated Illustrated by Pogany with 20 tipped-in color plates calligraphic text decorative borders plus illustrations in color and line throughout the text. A stunning work. Some scuffing wear along the edges of boards small previous owner bookplate on front pastedown internally near fine pages clean no foxing or markings page block crisp all plates present binding tight. Rare. . Very Good. Hard. 1st. 1910. Thomas Y. Crowell & Co unknown
1913ref. 5692London: Harrap 1913. First thus. Near Fine. Deluxe limited edition this copy number 34 of 525 copies signed by the illustrator. Publisher's vellum stamped in gilt to spine and front board. Top edge gilt. Pictorial endpapers. Measuring 280 x 190mm and profusely illustrated throughout in color and black and white. Boards slightly bowed with minor toning. Internally clean. A Near Fine copy without the scarce publisher's slipcase. Inspired by Wagner's haunting opera The Tale of Lohengrin follows the titular knight son of Percival on his mission to rescue a damsel in distress. Here brought to life with Pogany's stirring visuals which highlight the romance and darkness inherent to chivalric epics. Near Fine. Harrap unknown
1911ref. 15139London: G. G. Harrap. Very Good. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Rare vellum bound limited edition. This is copy number 455 from a limited edition of only 525 copies and signed by Pogany on the limitations page. Vellum cover with gilt blind stamped decor is toned with modest wear but in very good condition. Front board is warped as occurs commonly with vellum bindings. Spine is straight. Binding is tight. Pages are slightly toned but near pristine. Beautifully illustrated on every page and complete with 16 tipped-in color plates. .; 0 pages; Signed by Illustrator . 1911. G. G. Harrap hardcover
ref. 86305Berlin Erich Reiss 1917. 4° 385 x 355 cm Titelbl. alternierend 13 Orig.-Lithogr. a. Taf. u. 13 beidseitig in Grün und Schwarz bedruckte Bl. Impressum OPgt. m. goldgepr. Rückenschildchen u. Deckeltitel Kopfgolschnitt Deckel etw. verzogen Papier im Bund etw. wellig sonst tadellos. EA. Ex. Nr. 5 der 60 Ex. der Vorzugsausgabe mit den jeweils vom Künstler signierten Lithographien die letzte indes nicht «auf van Gelder Bütten gedruckt und . in Ganzpergament gebunden» bei einer Gesamtauflage von 200 Ex. = 1. Prospero-Druck 010 Berlin, Erich Reiss, 1917 unknown
2012ref. 104358A. C. C. Distribution . New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in Dutch French and German. 348 pages. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2012. 1851497218 . A. C. C. (Distribution) hardcover
2012ref. 105515D. A. P. Distribution . New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in Spanish and English. 96 pages; illustrated. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2012. 8415303823 . D. A. P. (Distribution) paperback
2011ref. 95675Turner. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 244 pp. ; 160 color illustrations. -- with a bonus offer--; Steeped in obsessions with mortality and identity the work of Mexican artist Gabriel de la Mora born 1968 ranges from sculptures of himself that he then performs by demolishing to drawings of skulls and experiments with human and non-human hair. This volume surveys de la Mora's investigations in abjection. . 2011. 8475069657 . Turner hardcover
2010ref. 88667Waanders Publishers. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in English and Dutch. 224 pp. 230 illus. -- with a bonus offer--; 'From Jerusalem with Love' tells the story of the images of the Holy Land created by artists photographers and travellers from 1800-1948. The objects are chosen from the famous Willy Lindwer Collection. . 2010. 9040086389 . Waanders Publishers paperback
1907ref. LCB64841London: T. Fisher Unwin. Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition; First Impression. Original pictorial cloth binding . Some fading to spine. Some scuffs to head & tail of spine & gentle scuffs to corners. Very mild discolouration spots on back cover & small stain >1cm on front cover. Browning on half-title page & some foxing on title page & page 215. Hingecrack pictured pages 48-49. Small tears >1.5cm pages 52-53 66-77117165 Small stain >1.5cm pages 134 153. Stains to joint pictured - Pages 216-218. Undated Though copies held at British Library; Original publishers blue pictorial cloth with lettering stamped in gilt & decoration in red green & grey depicting Art Nouveau design of a woman playing a Celtic harp amid stars. Blind stamped spine illustration in similar style & colours depicting woman dancing in traditional Welsh stove-pipe hat amid stars. Endpapers illustrated with line drawings in grey & silver shimmer ink. Full page colour illustration & illustrated title page in red & black ink complete with tissue guard. Illustrated contents page. Red ink heading titles throughout. Highly decorative illustrated title page for each story & most with black ink vignettes. Beautiful illustrated initials throughout text body. Includes preface by the author & guide to Welsh pronounciation. A handsome first edition of this cornerstone in the preservation and popularization of Welsh folklore Thomas’s collection captures the magic of native fairy tales & legends during the Celtic Revival. The collaboration with Pogany—then at the dawn of his career—adds great artistic significance his elegant Art Nouveau style perfectly complementing Thomas’s lyrical retellings. A beautiful & important first edition uniting two major figures in early 20th-century folklore & illustration. This enchanting collection brings together eighty-three captivating tales of witches spirits enchantments & other wonders. A timeless volume certain to charm readers & lovers of fairy lore of all ages.; 20.6 cm x 14.5 cm x 4 cm . 1907. T. Fisher Unwin hardcover
1909ref. 003690BLondon: George G. Harrap & Co 1909. Fine. Willy Pogany. A fine copy bound in full leather Mounteney Binding. First Edition 1909. Printed in colors within ornamental boarders throughout with numerous illustrations by Willy Pogany 24 tipped in plates All plates are in excellent condition. Crimson morocco gilt spine in six compartments with five raised bands gilt-lettered in one turn-ins gilt decorative paper doubllures and end papers top edge gold gilt. STAMP-SIGNED BY MOUNTENEY. George G. Harrap & Co unknown
1930ref. 1285981930. First Edition. Signed. POGçNY Willy illustrator. Rubiyt of Omar Khayym. London: George G. Harrap & Co. 1930. Octavo original full turquoise morocco gilt-stamped floral medallion with multicolored onlays to front cover raised bands top edge gilt uncut original publisher's box. $2200.Signed limited edition of Willy Pogny's illustrated Rubaiyat number 25 of 750 copies for sale in the U.K. of a total edition of 1250 copies with 12 mounted color plates and intricate in-text decorations signed twice by the artist elegantly bound in gilt-decorated morocco in the publisher's original box.Hungarian-born Pogny ""specialized in gift book embellishment both before and after the First World War"" Harthan 242. A prolific artist Pogny produced illustrations for more than 150 books in his lifetime including many classics of children's literature such as Mother Goose. He first illustrated the Rubaiyat in 1909 and provided a new entirely different set of illustrations for this 1930 signed limited edition of Edward FitzGerald's classic 1859 translation. Khayyam's ""brief verses vary in themeÉ from sophisticated satires on the unreasonableness of human passion to the passionate lyrics on the joys and sorrows of love and wine and on the wisdom of grasping pleasure while we can"" Hornstein Percy and Brown 377. Signed by Pogny in ink at the limitation page and in pencil on the additional etched frontispiece. Greer 121d. Contemporary owner signature.A fine copy in a worn original publisher's box. hardcover
1967ref. 4462421967. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Measuring 5½" x 8½". 290pp. Green cloth. The text block separated from the binding for use as a manuscript with notes and changes by the author for a revised version thus good only. A purposely broken copy of Days on the Wing by Baron Coppens de Houthulst also known as Willy Coppens which he used to prepare the manuscript for the 1970 reissue of the book entitled Flying in Flanders. Coppens was one of Belgium’s top flying aces during World War I “credited with 37 confirmed victories and six probables.” Coppens originally wrote Days on the Wing in 1931 as a memoir of his service in World War I. In the late 1960s he reworked the piece and it was eventually reissued as Flying in Flanders in 1970. Coppens used this copy of Days on the Wing to write extensive notes for the new edition. The book also includes typed and photocopied notes and rewrites throughout the manuscript. Notes are featured in the original book with additions word changes and crossed out footnotes among other changes. Notes throughout the manuscript read “replace this paragraph” “no italics” and other notes to clean up the narrative. Also included is a Typed Note Signed by Coppens. Willy Omer François Jean baron Coppens de Houthulst was a Belgian “flying ace" and “balloon buster” during World War I. According to Coppens 40 Belgians including Coppens went to England to learn to fly at their own expense after Germany invaded Belgium in 1914. Coppens flew his first combat mission on May 1 1917 in a “Sopwith 1½ Strutter two seater.” After numerous aerial victories Coppen’s final mission resulted in a crash where his leg was amputated. Following the war Coppen was knighted for his wartime service where he became Willy Omer François Jean baron Coppens de Houthulst. During World War II he worked with resistance movements in Switzerland. An interesting collection of revisions for the memoir of a Belgian flying ace in World War I. hardcover
ref. 23683London: George G. Harrap and Company. 1913. First edition first printing. First edition first printing. Deluxe limited edition signed by the illustrator. Publisher's original vellum-covered boards with titles and illustrations in gilt to the spine and upper board. Top edge gilt. Illustrated endpapers. Lavishly and profusely illustrated with 8 mounted colour plates colour lithographs and black and white line drawings throughout by Willy Pogany with some of the text and drawings being accented with brown blue and green. A near fine copy the binding firm the boards only very slightly bowed. The contents with very faint spotting to the prelims are otherwise entirely complete and clean throughout and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the original illustrated box which is worn at the edges with one side of the bottom half split at the corners. A beautiful scarce edition. This deluxe issue was issued in a limited edition of 525 copies this example numbered 16 and signed by Willy Pogany in black in on the limitation page. Pogany's stunning Art Nouveau-tinged illustrations breathe life into Wagner's opera which is based on the German Arthurian legend of the knight Lohengrin son of of Percival who rode a boat drawn by swans to rescue a lady. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: George G. Harrap and Company. 1913 hardcover
1910ref. 159737New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. 1910. Pogány's masterpiece Signed limited edition numbered 125 of 525 copies signed by the artist. Pogány's illustrated edition of Coleridge's famous long poem is one of the artist's most lavish undertakings and was clearly inspired by the grand medieval tradition of book illustration. The book was co-published by George Harrap in the UK and Thomas Y. Crowell in the US. As noted by Richard Dalby "Willy Pogány was Dulac's most successful European contemporary during the highest peak of the Golden Age of book illustration. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was his most ornate and impressive production with hand-scripted text full-page black and white drawings and colour plates tipped-in on grey matte paper. This combination of illustration and calligraphic text by the artist was rarely repeated". Quarto. With title page 20 tipped-in colour plates other full page illustrations each page of text within decorative borders all by Willy Pogány. Original brown calf spine and front cover lettered and illustrated in gilt top edge gilt others untrimmed. Some abrasions to covers; a near-fine and bright copy with uncreased plates. Richard Dalby The Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration 1991 p. 87. unknown
1920ref. 60344Paris 1920. Bound uncut with the original printed wrappers also the backstrip in a magnificent bright purple lambskin binding with title and author in bright metallic lettering to spine blue pink and green respectively. Triple bright metallic line-borders to boards same three colours inside which the remainder of the boards are covered with a large inlay of shiny coloured leather in crocodile skin-like relief pattern. Recto and verso respectively of flyleaves covered with pink/purple suede. Housed in a chemise with purple lambskin spine with same lettering as the binding and purple cloth boards inside grey suede and purple full lambskin slipcase. The binding is signed Leroux in shiny green lettering to inside of front board. A handwriiten postcard from Leroux to the previous owner of the book is enclosed. The postcard is dated 1997 and concerns the binding including the price. The slipcase has a bit of edgewear but the binding is near mint. Apert from a tiny tear no loss to the upper margin of the front wrapper also internally near mint. Front free end-paper with a four-line inscription for "René Baer" signed "Colette de Jouvenel". First edition - presentation-copy and one of 175 numbered copies on Hollande premier papier out of a total of 725 numbered copies - of Colette's fascinating novel "Chéri" published at the dawn of the roaring 20'ies. The scandalous novel which portrays the love between an older woman and a much younger man is partly inspired by Colette's own life and is considered one of her very best works. Extremely controversial as a person Colette has always been the object of fascination as well as controversy. In 1893 she married Henry Gauthier-Villars who was already a famous author and publisher. He used the pen-name "Willy" under which Colette's famous first novels the Claudine-stories also appeared. Colette and Willy separated in 1906 with a final divorce in 1910. Colette is well known for the series of lesbian relationships she embarked upon after her separation. In 1912 however she married Henry de Jouvenel editor of Le Matin and took his name. Not for her publications but she clearly used it in her personal correspondence. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1924 however due partly to her affair with her 16-year-old stepson Bertrand de Jouvenel. Chéri is partly based upon her experiences with her much younger stepson. " 'Me a feminist' She scoffed in 1910. 'I'll tell you what the suffragettes deserve: the whip and the harem'. COLETTE is an intriguing and flamboyant figure. Born in Burgundy in 1873 she moved to Paris at the age of twenty with her husband the writer and critic Henry Gauthiers-Viller Willy. Forcing Colette to write Willy published her novels in his name and the Claudine series became an instant success. She escaped her exploitative first husband to live by her pen and work in music-halls as a dancer. Colette had a lesbian love affair with a niece of Napoleon's she married three times had a baby at 40 and at 47 preferring 'passion to goodness' she seduced her teenage stepson. In the meantime she wrote stunning novels that were admired by Proust and Gide -- Gigi Sido Cheri and Break of Day. Colette lived to be over 80. She was the first woman President of the Academie Goncourt and was the first woman in France to be accorded a state funeral." "Colette in full Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette 1873 - 1954 outstanding French writer of the first half of the 20th century whose best novels largely concerned with the pains and pleasures of love are remarkable for their command of sensual description. Her greatest strength as a writer is an exact sensory evocation of sounds smells tastes textures and colours of her world. Her best work was produced after 1920 and followed two veins. The first vein followed the lives of the slightly depraved postwar younger generation. Among these novels are Chéri 1920 and La Fin de Chéri 1926; The Last of Chéri dealing with a liaison between a young man Chéri and an older woman. Encycl. Britt. René Baer 1887 - 1962 was a famous French author journalist playwright and songwriter. Georges Leroux 1922-1999 was one of the most accomplished and esteemed French binders of the twentieth century. Before he became a book binder in 1959 he was a poet. His works are known for their exotic materials use of metallic effects and strong polychromatic color. hardcover
ref. 419451969. 59 x 79 cm Kleine Farbfehlstellen sonst tadell. Mythologisches Bild mit religiösen Anspielungen. Fries Willy 1907 Wattwil SG †18.7.1980 Wattwil SG Maler Zeichner und Grafiker. Wandbild Glasfenster Zeichnung Holzschnitt und Illustration. Der im ländlichen Wattwil aufgewachsene Willy Fries bricht 1929 sein Studium der Kunst- und Literaturwissenschaft an der Universität Zürich auf Anraten von Heinrich Wölfflin zugunsten einer Laufbahn als freier Künstler ab. In Paris kurzzeitig an den Académies Scandinave und Grande Chaumière sowie in den Ateliers von Fernand Léger und Amédée Ozenfant. 1930–34 weitere Ausbildung an der Universität und der Akademie in Berlin sowie Anschluss an den Kreis der bekennenden Kirche um Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Studienreisen nach Italien Frankreich Holland und Flandern. 1935 zwingt ihn ein Skiunfall zum Verbleib in Wattwil. Dort entsteht mit dem Gemäldezyklus Die Passion 1936–1944 Köln-Marienburg Garnisonskirche der die Leidensgeschichte Christi in der damaligen Gegenwart und mit dem Toggenburg als Kulisse schildert in den folgenden Jahren sein Schlüsselwerk. 1939 Heirat mit der Pfarrerstochter Dorothea Wieser und endgültige Niederlassung in Wattwil. Fries entwickelt sich zu einem vielbeschäftigten Künstler der zahlreiche Fresken und Glasfenster für Kirchen Spitäler und Gemeinschaftsräume vorwiegend in der Ostschweiz aber auch in Berlin Bonn und Seifhennersdorf entwirft. Mit der Passion und weiteren Gemäldezyklen wie Christ ist geboren 1944–49 einer Schilderung der Weihnachtsgeschichte vor den Ruinen der zerbombten Stadt München findet er im Kontext zeitgenössischer religiöser Malerei in der Nachkriegszeit starke Beachtung und wird mit Einzelausstellungen in der Schweiz in Deutschland und Frankreich geehrt. Die filmische Umsetzung der Passion in eigener Regie unter dem Titel Gib uns Frieden wird 1962 mit dem Anerkennungspreis der Interfilmtagung in Brüssel prämiert und von zahlreichen Fernsehstationen gesendet. 1964 Gesamtausstellung im Kunstmuseum St. Gallen. Auszeichnung mit dem Rembrandt-Preis in Salzburg 1970. Für seine Bemühungen um die Darstellung des Evangeliums in der Malerei wird er 1972 mit dem Doktor honoris causa der theologischen Fakultät der Universität Bern geehrt. 1977 Jubiläumsausstellung in den beiden Kirchen von Wattwil. Die vom Künstler in seinem Todesjahr gegründete Stiftung veranstaltet 1982 in St. Gallen sowie 1987 in Hamburg und Berlin Gedächtnisausstellungen. 500 1969 unknown
ref. 72191Zürich Emil Matthieu 1967. 58 x 46 cm HLwd.- Mappe mit innenliegenden Mappe m. losen Blatt. Lithographien am Rande minimalst gebräunt nicht beschienen. Exemplar 81 von 100. Unten links num unten rechts m. Bleistift sign. VARLIN. - «Varlin 16.3.1900 als Willy Guggenheim Zürich - 30.10.1977 Bondo heute Gem. Bregaglia von Lengnau AG. . Kantonsschule 1918-19 Lehre in der Lithografenanstalt Seitz und 1919-21 Kunstgewerbeschule in St. Gallen. 1921-22 Schüler von Emil Orlik in Berlin ab 1922 an den Akad. de la Grande Chaumière Julian und André Lhote in Paris. V. begegnete 1930 Leopold Zborowski der zu seinem ersten Förderer wurde und ihm das Pseudonym V. vorschlug. 1932 kehrte er in die Schweiz zurück und liess sich in Zürich nieder. Ab 1963 lebte er hauptsächlich in Bondo. Ab den 1950er Jahren wurden ihm die ersten wichtigen Ausstellungen gewidmet u.a. im Kunsthaus Zürich und 1960 an der Biennale in Venedig. Sein in der realistisch-expressiven Tradition stehendes Werk enthüllt mit teilnehmender Ironie die Zerbrechlichkeit des Daseins indem es die Poesie der Dinge sprechen lässt und den Alltagsgegenstand aufwertet. V. schuf auch Porträts bedeutender Schweizer» HLS. 010 Zürich, Emil Matthieu, 1967 unknown
