French speaking Switzerland-Etchings
French speaking Switzerland has vineyards and many farms. Large fountains have black marble basins. Musée de l'Elysée Lausanne has my photo-etchings; Musée Jenisch keeps 50 multi-plate etchings and lithographies in the 'cabinet cantonale des estampes'. Fondation Gianadda in Martigny keeps my book 'Parcours d'une artiste peintre'.
dated 1974 until 1987
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Etching press in Atelier Hubertine
1987Since 1970 I print manually on my press Bendini Bologna. Freshly printed etchings dry on a line and are flattened between blotting paper. I sign and date in pencil on the right, put a title in the middle, number+total of the edition on the left.
Pont Napoleon
1987In Aigle Napoleon's soldiers crossed the river right here. Etching on 2 plates
Cergnat 1
1986Near Leysin inscriptions were carved in the facade of a chalet.
Cergnat 2
1986The front was decorated by woodcutters. The roof is covered with slate.
Foetersoey - Kanton Bern
1986Chalet 'Barbarella' from 1649, situated near ski-resort Gstaad.
Les Diablerets 1
1986Aiguenoire valley is situated in Kanton Vaud.
Lake Retaud
1986Mountain lake at 3000 feet in Vaud near the Col de Pillon.
La Renoncule
1986Situated in the valley of the Diablerets Gletsjer.
Les Diablerets 2
1986The 'Glacier' can be seen from away.
Col de la Croix
1986Above Villars is a pass to the Diablerets, who remains closed in the winter.
Vers-l'Eglise
1985Swiss village church and center of many weddings. The roof is covered with wooden panels and the entrance is made of 'tuf', a porous yellow stone.
Les Mosses
1985The church is protected by small wooden panels, called 'tavillons.'
Monthey
1985Wooden bridge in Monthey - Canton Wallis.
Aigle Castle
1985Next to the castle: Maison de la Dîme, a museum for wine labels.
Duillier
1985House at lake Geneva, a tax building during the past reign of Bern - det. etching
Tour de la Bâtiaz
19841984 Concours in Martigny. In front of a mirror I drew on a plate in reverse, printed 8 proofs of the 3 plate-etching. An edition of 15 was printed at Studio Il Bisonte, Florence.
Glutières
1983Dime house, where in the past taxes were paid to Bern.
Ollon
1983View on Ollon, largest Commune in Canton Vaud, Switzerland.
Le Croisat
1982Covered old washing place in Aigle. Etching on 2 plates.
Fountain 'Cotterd' in Ollon
1981Next to the basin on a black marble block the women did their washing.
Ollon 1
1980The same barn as in the etching View on Ollon.
Antagnes
1980Dime House. Vaud had to pay 1/10th of the harvest in taxes to Bern.
Les Posses-Dessous
1980Oven visible behind a barn, where people brought loaves to have them baked.
Abbey of Salaz with farm
1977Until 1977 a building with remparts and stables stood next to the Abbey. But it burned down. My etching with 3 buildings is kept in Musée Jenisch Vevey, as no other image of the farm exists.
Ollon 2
1974In Vaud we saw clean milk buckets and black marble columns at the entrance of a barn.