The vintage Alsatian illustrator Hansi
Jean Jacques Waltz (1873-1951) alias Hansi was a French, Alsatian illustrator. He illustrated postcards, posters and books depicting Alsace : “L’Histoire d’Alsace racontée aux petits d’enfants” (1912), “Mon village” (1913), “Paradis tricolore” (1918) and “L’Alsace Heureuse” (1918). Complete artist, he made also earthenware, iron forged, signs… Besides, during the first World War, he was a…
A whirlwind of colours
I used the painting “Nataraja” realised by the British Op art artist Bridget Riley in 1993 :
