The exhibition presents a selection of silographs by Giovanni Bianconi (1891-1981). The Bianconi collection consists of 498 printed silographs and 41 drawings and paintings. The selection of the works on display shows in particular the Ticino countryside from the 1920s to the 1950s. The landscape, animals, objects, self-portraits and portraits tell the story of everyday life and the transformation to a new era.
"The cradle of the confederation" Chamber of the Swiss national Council by Charles Giron (1859-1914), 1901.
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