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The versatile, humorous and inventive graphic designer Leupin used cartoonish characters for a number of his advertising posters in the 1940s. One of them is this unabashedly funny original poster for Opal cigars.
Artist: Herbert Leupin
Herbert LEUPIN was born in Beinwil am See in 1916. He lived in Basel and later in his life he moved to the Italian part of Switzerland, where he died in 1999.
Between 1932 and 1935, he was trained at the Basel School of Arts and Crafts, where he was taught by teachers such as Paul Kammüller, Hermann Eidenbenz and Donald Brun. After graduating, he did an internship at the Eidenbenz advertising firm in Basel... more
Herbert LEUPIN was born in Beinwil am See in 1916. He lived in Basel and later in his life he moved to the Italian part of Switzerland, where he died in 1999 ...
Between 1932 and 1935, he was trained at the Basel School of Arts and Crafts, where he was taught by teachers such as Paul Kammüller, Hermann Eidenbenz and Donald Brun. After graduating, he did an internship at the Eidenbenz advertising firm in Basel... more
Poster details
- Poster No.: 5041
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- Company: A. Eichenberger-Baur, Beinwil am See, CH
- Brand:Davos, Graubünden / Grisons, CH
- Printer: Bender Paul, Zollikon
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- Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
- Printing technique:Lithograph in colours
- Condition:
B+/J
Very good condition. Picture completely preserved. Wrinkles and tears possible. Fairly good. Mounted on acid-free Japanese vellum. - Category:
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- Publications:Herbert Leupin - Plakate Bilder Graphiken
Herbert Leupin
