Hansi Postcard Poster Alsace Wine Fair 1949

Hansi Postcard representing a poster of the Alsace Wine Fair in Colmar from August 12th to 16th 1949 from the Hansi Museum Collection.

• Length, 14.8 cm
• Width, 10.5 cm

Jean-Jacques Waltz, alias Hansi or Uncle Hansi, is a French illustrator and artist born in Colmar. In 1894, his father sent him to Lyon to study industrial drawing, he also studied painting and decorative arts.

After his stay in Lyon, he returned to Alsace where he became famous as a postcard artist. The motifs of his illustrations often combine idyllic village scenes with biting anti-German caricatures. While at first glance his illustrations appear to be innocent scenes of Alsatian life, closer observation reveals a dislike of the Germans that was to become Hansi's trademark.

This poster of the Colmar Wine Fair masterfully illustrates Hansi's talent for celebrating Alsace, its wine traditions and regional culture. It captures the festive essence of major Alsatian events of the twentieth century.

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