The Yard

The Yard is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by Wilhelm Gimmi in 1955 ca.

Very Good Conditions. Not signed. as issued.

The artwork is created in a realistic style through deft rapid strokes and in a delicate manner, chiaroscuro and hatching are perfectly applied.

Wilhelm Gimmi (1886- 1965) was born in Zurich. In 1906 he graduated from the Scuola Normale di Küssnacht, then enrolled at the Kunstgewerbeschule di Zurich to teach design. He studied at the Académie Julian in Paris from 1908 to 1910, then joined Jean Arp, Walter Helbig and Oscar Lüthy in the Modern Bund movement, founded by Weggis in 1911. Residente in Paris from 1911 to 1940, he was a member of the Salon d "Autunno dal 1920.