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Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Satirical Drawings

Exhibitions
« Frank III », s. d., tiré de : Peter André Bloch, Friedrich Dürrenmatt – Visionen und Experimente, Göttingen, Wallstein Verlag, 2017
The Swiss writer, playwright, painter, illustrator and lithographer Friedrich
Dürrenmatt (1921-1990) made his name outside Switzerland with plays
including Es steht geschrieben (1947) and Der Besuch der alten Dame (1955).
The exhibition stages his illustrations, a little known facet of his work. Here,
Dürrenmatt’s satirical drawings are linked with those of Tomi Ungerer for
Babylon, published in 1979 with a preface by the the Swiss author. With its
natural, unforced line, his graphic work is evidence of the ease with which he
moved from writing to drawing. There is a discussion of the various expressive
registers used, for example in cartoons, or in the illustration for the ballad
Minotaurus (1985). Also discussed are his different techniques, such as
drawing in Indian ink or lithography.
Exposition réalisée en partenariat avec le Consulat Général de Suisse, le conseil scientifique de Peter André Bloch et avec Madeleine Betschart, Directrice du Centre Dürrenmatt de Neuchâtel.

Commissariat : Thérèse Willer, conservatrice en chef, Musée Tomi Ungerer — Centre international de l’Illustration

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