Hanno Burtscher drawing of the Mark 11

I have been looking for one of Hanno Burtscher's drawings for a couple of years. I recently found one at an auction in USA. Finally it has come to Europe for Christmas and I am very happy !
Jens-Kristian
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Congrats Jens-Kristian
That’s fantastic :o)

Jens,

Can you give a bit of history of the artist and the drawing? I know nothing here.

This is undoubtly a piece of art, congratulations on the find, Jens-Kristian!

Yes Bill, I can tell you that Hanno Burtscher is best known for his design of the Da Vinci PC ref 3750 in 1985. The easiest for me is to link to Michael's excellent article about Hanno Burtscher:
Hanno Burtscher article
Jens-Kristian

Congratulations to that find Jens-Kristian!

The drawings from Hanno Burtscher are quite rare.

I had the pleasure some years ago meeting Hanno in Schaffhausen.

Greetings Martin

Congrats Jens, love that drawing!

Kind regards,

Bob

I simply love his work, way to go.

Congrats Jens-Kristian!

What a Christmas gift - Enjoy it - Happy New Year!

/Anders

Fantastic painting and congratulations!!

MF was kind enough to provide the link to this article that answered my ignorance. Good article.

Click here

I am glad you got hold of the article, Bill. I did actually link to Michael's article in my previous answer to you. I am sorry if it didn't work.

Happy New Year.
Jens-Kristian

That a great find Jens-Kristian, congrats!!!!

Thanks Nad. I was lucky to find it at an auction in Atlanta, GA. I guess I was the only bidder.

Jens-Kristian

Congratulations, what a find Jens-Kristian! very nice.

Fantastic find! I recall you expressing your like ( read: desire to own) of this artwork at one of The BBAMSGTG a couple of years ago.

So very happy to see you secured this great artwork! Pure elagance.

Thanks Mark. You are absolutely right. We did see that print in a shop in Amsterdam during BBAMSGTG and I even tried to buy it from the shop owner. He didn't want to sell it which is quite understandable. It took a while to find it but that's part of the fun!

Jens-Kristian

Im adding to this thread a sad information that might be of interest for some of the collectors:

Hano Burtscher passed away on the 22nd of May 2023. I am quoting a local newspaper called "Poschtli" (automated translation from German):

In memory of HANO BURTSCHER Schaffhausen/Thusis (1946 to 2023)

The Burtscher-Muoth family (coming from Pontresina) settled in Thusis in 1952. Father Burtscher worked in the Emser-Werken, his wife took care of the household for the family of five with son Hano and the two daughters Julitta and Rita. After primary and secondary school in Thusis, Hano completed a four-year apprenticeship as a machine draftsman in the Emser workcn. Along the way, he discovered a love of painting and music, especially jazz, as a balance to his precision-demanding work. On the clarinet and alto saxophone he played with his friends mainly Dixieland and Swing.

After successfully completing his apprenticeship, he was drawn to Biel to apply his talent for drawing at the renowned watch company Omega. It was in Biel that he met his future wife Elisabeth. In 1973, the couple moved to Schaffhausen with their two sons Faro and Michael, where Hano left a lasting mark at IWC, first as a technical draftsman and then as an extremely creative watch designer. Hano still designed the famous Da Vinci collection in pencil and ink. In his spare time, he painted incessantly and listened to a lot of music.

Over 3000 long-playing records and several hundred Kcvox tapes testify to his love of jazz and classical music. In 1998 Ilano was elected the 67th Munot guardian. At the same time, his wife Elisabeth looked after the deer colony living there. A portrait of Burtscher and his many tasks on the Munot, a Schaffhausen landmark, was shown on Swiss television on 7 September.

December 1998 in an article that received much attention at the time. In recent years, Hano had struggled with several insidious diseases. On May 22, his strength finally left him. We will remember his friendship, his unconventional playing while improvising on the clarinet and saxophone, and his many artistically skillful and original paintings.

The obituary was written by Gieri Battaglia.

Hano Burtscher (in blue pol shirt) together wiith Kurt Klaus and his whippet dogs during the first IWC collectors meeting at Munot fortress.

After his career at IWC, Hano Burtscher became the guardian of the famous Munot fortress

One of his tasks was to ring the bell in the fortress at a fixed time so that the inhabitants of Schaffhausen knew the exact time.

The procedure had been installed hundreds of years before.

(The alternative was of course to buy an IWC watch).

Together with Kurt Klaus, HB developed famous IWC iconic watches 4 decades ago.

Adrian,

(alwaysiwc).

good evening can you tell me anything about the painting I have.Thank you

Unfortunately I know nothing about Hano's artwork except some IWC paintings and drawings.

But I learned he was a very skilled and passionate painter too. What a great piece of work you got there and what a great memory to this man we will always remember.