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Hans Walty

Hans Walty
Hans Walty (unknown), Swiss, Hans Walty is a Swiss artist, an enigmatic figure in the world of art. Very little reliable biographical information is available, and much of their creative journey remains lost to time.
Their surviving works speak in quiet tones — suggestive, poetic, and shrouded in mystery.
  • Morchella esculenta L. (Pers.) (1915-1945)

    Morchella esculenta L. (Pers.) (1915-1945)

    Hans Walty (Swiss, unknown)

    Delicate folds of the Morchella esculenta rise from the page, their honeycombed caps catching an unseen light. Each hollow and ridge is rendered with such precision you might mistake the paper for damp forest soil. A single spore seems poised to drift from the gnarled stem.

  • Boletus felleus Bull., Thylopilus felleus Fr. (1915-1945)

    Boletus felleus Bull., Thylopilus felleus Fr. (1915-1945)

    Hans Walty (Swiss, unknown)

    The bitter bolete rises from damp earth, its spongy underside and smooth cap rendered with clinical precision. Each line traces the fungus’s deceptive beauty—edible in appearance, yet unpalatably acrid to taste. A study in contrasts, where scientific accuracy meets nature’s quiet trickery.

  • Boletus pinicola Venturi, Vittadini (1915-1945)

    Boletus pinicola Venturi, Vittadini (1915-1945)

    Hans Walty (Swiss, unknown)

    The Boletus mushroom rises from the page, gills exposed like delicate pleats. Crosshatched shadows cling to its stem, grounding it in some unseen forest floor. The engraving’s precision makes the specimen almost tangible—you could pluck it straight from the paper.