Boston Cigarettes, Viktor Rutz
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Boston Cigarettes

Artist: Viktor Rutz
Year: 1953
Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
Price: CHF920

About this poster

The tagline nachfermentiert (“refermented”) on this vintage poster for Boston brand cigarettes indicates that these cigarettes have a mild American-style aroma, while the name invokes the cosmopolitan sophistication of this American city. Victor Rutz was one of the leading poster artists in Basel and created a great number of stunning object posters, mainly in the 1930s and 1940s.

Artist: Viktor Rutz

Viktor Rutz (Ruzo) was born in 1913 in Straubenzell, St. Gallen. He was a painter, illustrator and graphic designer. From 1931 to 1945, he created about 200 posters in a realistic style that gave him international recognition. In his compositions he worked with colourful lighting effects, and his posters for the food industry placed a striking emphasis on the product and its advantages. After the war he retired fr... more

Viktor Rutz (Ruzo) was born in 1913 in Straubenzell, St. Gallen. He was a painter, illustrator and graphic designer. From 1931 to 1945, he created about 200 ...

posters in a realistic style that gave him international recognition. In his compositions he worked with colourful lighting effects, and his posters for the food industry placed a striking emphasis on the product and its advantages. After the war he retired fr... more
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Poster details

  • Poster No.: 4230
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  • Company: Heintz van Landewyck Group, Luxemburg, LX
  • Printer: Ringier & Cie. AG, Zofingen
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  • Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
  • Printing technique:
    Lithograph in colours
  • Condition: A/J
    Excellent condition. Picture preserved completely. Wrinkles and small tears, if any, restricted to edges. Mounted on acid-free Japanese vellum.
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  • Price: CHF920

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