Julius Bissier
Ferry in Basel, 1940
About the object
These simple brushstrokes describe an abstract vessel shape, which can be read as a symbol of the opposition between the encompassing and the encompassed, the enclosing and the enclosed. The use of tempera thus addresses the irresolvable correlation of opposites.
References
- Hofstätter, Hans H. ; Ludwig, Jochen; Bissier, Julius: Julius Bissier :. Werke im Augustinermuseum Freiburg i.Br.. Mit e. Nachw. "Museumspädagogische Erfahrung bei der Vermittlung von Werken Bissiers" / von Jochen Ludwig /. Freiburg im Breisgau 1981, S. 64 S. :.