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Rest and relax in Switzerland
Artist: Alois Carigiet
Year: 1953
Size: 102 x 64 cm / 40.2 x 25.2″
About this poster
“Rest and relax in Switzerland”: A classic travel poster for the Swiss National Travel Office (ONST) by Alois Carigiet, a famous Swiss painter and poster designer. This poster is a re-interpretation of the "passagère" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec for the "salon des cent" exhibition.
Artist: Alois Carigiet
The graphic designer, painter and illustrator Alois Carigiet was born in Trun (Grisons) in 1902 and came to Chur with his family in 1911. After finishing an apprenticeship as a stage painter in Chur, he went to work for a renowned graphic design studio in Zurich from 1923 to 1927. In 1927 he opened his own studio in Zurich, where he spent the next 12 years doing graphic design commissions for tourism, consumer goo... more
The graphic designer, painter and illustrator Alois Carigiet was born in Trun (Grisons) in 1902 and came to Chur with his family in 1911. After finishing an ...
Poster details
- Poster No.: 2213
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- Company: Schweizerische Verkehrszentrale, SVZ - Schweizerische Zentrale für Verkehrsförderung, SZV - Swiss National Tourist Office, Zurich, CH
- Printer: Graphische Anstalt J. E. Wolfensberger AG, Zürich, CH
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- Size: 102 x 64 cm / 40.2 x 25.2″
- 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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- Publications:50 Jahre Schweizer Plakate, ausgezeichnet vom Eidg. Dep. des Innern - 50 years Swiss Posters selected by the Federal Department of Home Affairs
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