Opening of the Loeb Shop in Berne, Emil Cardinaux
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Opening of the Loeb Shop in Berne

Artist: Emil Cardinaux
Year: 1914
Size: 100.7 x 62 cm / 39.6 x 24.4″

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The brothers David, Julius, Louis and Eduard Loeb founded their business in 1881 when they opened a small textile shop in Bern. Driven by innovative ideas and commitment to its customers, the business developed into the city’s first department store. After acquiring adjacent properties, the brothers Loeb were able to open a new larger store in 1914, which was advertised in this original poster by the master of Swiss poster art Emil Cardinaux. A perfect “Wolfsberg” lithograph and a rarity.

Artist: Emil Cardinaux

Emil CARDINAUX (1877 Bern 1936)

Towards the end of the 19th century, the Swiss art scene underwent thorough transformation. The central figure in this development was the painter Ferdinand Hodler. He was the first among Swiss artists who dared to radically be himself. Even though Hodler never took on students, the art world soon coined the term “Hodlerians” for a small group of Bernese artists. What the... more

Emil CARDINAUX (1877 Bern 1936)

Towards the end of the 19th century, the Swiss art scene underwent thorough transformation. The central figure in this ...

development was the painter Ferdinand Hodler. He was the first among Swiss artists who dared to radically be himself. Even though Hodler never took on students, the art world soon coined the term “Hodlerians” for a small group of Bernese artists. What the... more
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