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Lithography on handmade paper Max von Moos (1903 - 1979) - surrealist Swiss painter and printmaker Signed and dated in pencil lower right "Max von Moos 1974" Numbered in pencil in lower left "120/150" Good condition Overall dimensions: 56.5 x 76 cm This lithography by the Swiss artist Max von Moos is in the for him typical style of Surrealism. The dreamlike and the unreal appear over-dimensional. The impact of the two phantastical elements is nearly brutal, the right element about the stab the left one. A dramatic, surreal work which in an interesting manner seems naturalistic and organic. The sheet is in good condition with some yellowing around the former passe-partout. Dimensions: 56.5 x 76 cm (sheet); 28,5 x 60 cm (plate). Max von Moos (1903 - 1979) The Swiss artist Max von Moos was the son of Joseph von Moos, the painter and later director of the Lucerne art school. After his studies at his father's art school and in Munich he became a teacher at the art school in Lucerne. Since 1936 Max von Moos has exhibited widely and was honored with two retrospectives in Lucerne and Zurich, as well as several art prizes. Today he is renowned as one of the most important representatives of Swiss painting.