Urs Landis

Urs Landis, passionné de dessin, a suivi les cours de l’Ecole des beaux-arts de Zurich. Il est venu s’installer en France, où il travaille pour la presse, l’édition et la publicité. Il est également depuis plusieurs années professeur à l’Ecole supérieure des arts graphiques de Paris.

A mysterious and evocative  1980 ad by the late French (Swiss-born) artist, illustrator and teacher.

A Landis political poster on Portugal’s first free election, 1975. My son, Cliff, and I were there during the campaign. And below a Landis graphic narrative and a few  book covers and illustrations.

From a Landis graphic narrative

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Drawings for a book about South America

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Illustration from Vogue, 1970

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Armel Gaulme’s painting Mourning in memory of Urs, his friend, teacher and colleague.

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“Say goodbye to Alexandra leaving; then say goodbye to Alexandra lost.”