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100 years Swiss Railways
Artist: Otto Baumberger
Year: 1947
Size: 84 x 62 cm / 33.1 x 24.4″
Price:
CHF140
About this poster
On 7 August 1847, Switzerland's first railway made its first journey from Zurich to Baden and back. Soon after its inauguration, the railway was given the name "Spanisch-Brötli-Bahn", which is still legendary today. On the occasion of the railway's 100th anniversary, a ride on the "Spanischbrötlibahn" was offered. With this announcement, Otto Baumberger was commissioned with the advertising poster. Original poster lithograph avant lettre from 1947.
Artist: Otto Baumberger
Otto Baumberger was born in Zurich in 1889. He served an apprenticeship as a lithographer and took courses at the Zurich Art School (Kunstgewerbeschule) from 1905 to 1907. After that, he studied at the Art Schools of Munich and Paris until 1910. From 1911 to 1913, he worked at the printing company J.E. Wolfensberger as a draughtsman and artistic director. Then, until the start of the First World War, he had his ow... more
Otto Baumberger was born in Zurich in 1889. He served an apprenticeship as a lithographer and took courses at the Zurich Art School (Kunstgewerbeschule) from ...
Poster details
- Poster No.: 4768
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- Company: Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, SBB CFF FFS, Bern, CH
- Brand:SBB - CFF - FFS - Swiss Federal Railways
- Printer: J.C. Müller AG, Zürich
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- Size: 84 x 62 cm / 33.1 x 24.4″
- Printing technique:Stone lithograph in colours
- Condition:
A-
Very good condition. Picture preserved completely. Wrinkles and small tears, if any, restricted to edges. - Category:
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- Price:
CHF140
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