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Falk was born in Zurich, but spent his childhood with his parents Julius and Anna, his younger brother Jules and an identical twin brother Arthur in Lucerne, Switzerland. He attended secondary school in Zurich under the guardianship of his uncle, who supported his education as an artist. In 1934-1935, he attended the Arts and Crafts School in Lucerne, where he studied with Joseph and Max Von Moos. From 1935 to 1939, Falk attended the Albert Rüegg School in Zurich. Following his apprenticeship, he received a four-year contract with Amstutz & Herdeg, as an artist at "Graphis" magazine. Falk’s employment was suspended when WWII began and he served in the military as a medic. Falk designed a series of seven posters he for the 1964 Swiss National Exhibition which he won. His life and career involved a great deal of travel and he spent extended periods abroad in England, New York and Ireland. He split his later years between his home in Switzerland and the Mediterranean island of Stromboli. Falk remains perhaps one of the best, most recognized and perhaps one of the most important Swiss artists of the 20th Century. Contact
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