St. Gotthard Hotel Zurich

Artist: Otto Baumberger
Year: 1917
Size: 127 x 89.5 cm / 50 x 35.2″

About this poster

Here, to emphasize the dignified atmosphere of the famous Zurich hotel St. Gotthard, Baumberger puts a still life of fine cuisine into a tasteful gold frame. By the standards of 1915 or 2009, it's still one of the best image-building posters any establishment could hope for. A native of Zurich, Baumberger regarded himself primarily as a painter, creating posters merely to generate some income. Nonetheless, he produced a magnificent body of more than 200 posters, distinguished not by a style, but by stylistic diversity as each perfectly suited to the clients' needs.

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 ...

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