44 - Arthur Aeschbacher (1923–2020)

Arthur Aeschbacher (1923–2020) “Couleur croisée,” 1965. Collage of torn paper on paper; signed at the bottom center and dated at the bottom left; countersigned, titled, and dated on the reverse. 25 x 15.8 cm. Condition report: Boxed Text Born in Geneva in 1923, Arthur Aeschbacher trained under Fernand Léger, then at the École du Louvre, the Atelier de la Grande Chaumière, and the Académie Julian. A leading figure in affiche art—an artistic movement that emerged in the 1950s—he developed a body of work based on the reuse, cutting, and collage of torn posters. His work, however, differs from that of Raymond Hains and Jacques Villeglé in the importance he places on typography. His compositions, rich in color and layered with various letters, words, and characters, transform fragments of posters into true testaments to urban memory.