Hans Liska (1907-83) was an Austrian-born painter and artist whose oeuvre spanned themes from WW II to ads for mercedes to flamenco to cities & landscapes.
Hans Liska obtained worldwide recognition for his pencil sketches, published by Ullstein Verlag for many years. His sketch book on the Second World War remains to be a coveted collector’s item.
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MoreHans Liska (1907-83) was an Austrian-born painter and artist whose oeuvre spanned themes from WW II to ads for mercedes to flamenco to cities & landscapes.
Hans Liska obtained worldwide recognition for his pencil sketches, published by Ullstein Verlag for many years. His sketch book on the Second World War remains to be a coveted collector’s item.
He worked as an illustrator for many national and international companies such as DEGUSSA, Ford, Höchst, Kaufhof, Märklin, Mercedes, Quelle and others. He helped shaping the image of parfume brand 4711 significantly in the post war era. In the 1950s he was a very influential illustrator for Daimler-Benz, travelling and drawing worldwide.
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An art portfolio of Mercedes-Benz cars drawn in stylized settings.
Before producing the watercolor artwork for four automotive sketchbooks published by Daimler-Benz, artist Hans Liska produced two or three similar books of wartime sketches for the Wehrmacht during World War II. These are now extremely rare, much more so than the Daimler-Benz books. They feature amazing color renderings of battles, damaged cities, soldiers, and refugees. If you are lucky enough to own one or two of LIska's automotive books, you will instantly recognize his distinctive style.
2nd Price Karl Kling, 4th Price Rudolf Caracciola, Kling: Winner of the Coppa l"Aquila price and fastest driver between Brescia and Rome.
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1954-55 Mercedes-Benz victory poster celebrating various victories such as Fangio’s 1954 &1955 World Championships, the International Sports Car and European Touring Car Championship and other wins by J. M. Fangio, S. Moss, and Kling. Features illustration of W196R with flags of nations where races had been won.
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