Franz Gertsch

Swiss · 1930–2022 · Painter, Printmaker

Franz Gertsch was a Swiss painter and printmaker who was known for his large format photorealistic portraits and detailed studies of nature. (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Franz Gertsch, Tabea, 1981, Acrylic on unprimed cottonTabeaKornfeld · CHF 4,600,000≈ $5,767,020≈ £4,258,618≈ €4,921,505Sign up to see
  2. Franz Gertsch, Irène XI, *Irène XIKornfeld · CHF 580,000≈ $650,992≈ £507,122≈ €593,646Sign up to see
  3. Franz Gertsch, Tabea III, 1981, Gouache auf MalkartonTabea IIIKornfeld · CHF 450,000≈ $461,655≈ £361,544≈ €413,410Sign up to see

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Franz Gertsch was a Swiss painter and printmaker who was known for his large format photorealistic portraits and detailed studies of nature.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1930, MörigenDied 2022, RiggisbergOccupation Painter, Printmaker, PhotographerWikidata Q116077 ↗ULAN 500006247 ↗

In the collections of

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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hyperrealism

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), MoMA collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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