
ABOUT
Remembered for creating graphic art for Switzerland's Red Cross and for Swiss postage stamps, Erni is also known for a mural titled Switzerland: Vacation Land of the People.He lived to the astonishing age of one-hundred-and-six.He was a contemporary of fellow Swiss artist Erik Olson.
BEFORE FAMEAt the start of his art career, he studied in Paris and won a prize presented by the renowned Academie Julian.
PERSONAL LIFEHe and his seven siblings grew up in Lucerne, Switzerland. His marriage to Gertrud Bohnert resulted in a daughter named Simone Fornara Ernie; he and his second wife, Doris, raised three more children.
The meaning of the name Erni: Diminutive Form Of Ernest FUN FACTSPainter Hans Erni were born on Sunday, birthstone is Amethyst, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of Rooster, it is 50 days until Hans Erni next birthday.