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Mahalla Cigarettes
Artist: Viktor Rutz
Year: 1939
Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
Price:
CHF900
About this poster
This poster is clearly from a bygone age when smoking was considered perfectly acceptable. Today, the Mahalla cigarette factory is no more, restaurants and public spaces are smoke-free, and an advertisement showing a cigarette and the protected Edelweiss flower would be forbidden. Nevertheless, this 1939 design by Viktor Rutz is highly effective, perfectly lithographed and quite decorative.
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 ...
Poster details
- Poster No.: 3095
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- Company: Mahalla Zigarettenfabrik AG, Richterswil, CH
- Printer: J.C. Müller AG, Zürich
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- Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
- Printing technique: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:
CHF900
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