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Fish in the Net

Artist
Hans Fischer
Year
1938
Material
Mural
Location
Restaurant Dählhölzli, Tierparkweg 2, ground floor, wall right of the window
Access
Inside a building – open only at certain times. In the Dählhölzli restaurant (ground floor); only during the restaurant’s opening hours.

Background

The mural “Fische im Netz” (Fish in the net) by Hans Fischer (1938) is in the Restaurant Dählhölzli, Tierparkweg 2, on the ground floor, on the wall to the right of the window. Hans Fischer (1909–1958) was born in Bern and worked as a graphic artist and painter. He became best known for the children’s book Pitschi, which he wrote and illustrated. The restaurant lies in the Dählhölzli, the animal park of the city of Bern. Details of the design of this mural are not yet documented.

Researched and summarised by Bärn Kit. Sources: Kultur Stadt Bern, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum (offene Daten) · Wikipedia (de): Hans Fischer (Maler, 1909) · Wikipedia (de): Tierpark Bern

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Restaurant Dählhölzli, Tierparkweg 2, ground floor, wall right of the window

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Data: Kultur Stadt Bern (open data “Kunst im öffentlichen Raum”). Found a mistake? Write to hallo@uebrig.ch.