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The Swiss Railways
Artist: Emil Cardinaux
Year: 1928
Size: 128 x 90.5 cm / 50.4 x 35.6″
About this poster
Beautiful view of Lake Geneva, Chillon Castle and the "Dents du Midi" mountains. This famous Emil Cardinaux poster was first printed in small size in 1928. Then in 1949 the Simplon railway Company re-printed it in large Swiss size. This piece is a classic Swiss travel poster in excellent condition with fresh colours.
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 ...
Poster details
- Poster No.: 3729
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- Company: Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, SBB CFF FFS, Bern, CH
- Brand:SBB - CFF - FFS - Swiss Federal Railways
- Printer: Graphische Anstalt J. E. Wolfensberger AG, Zürich, CH
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- Size: 128 x 90.5 cm / 50.4 x 35.6″
- Printing technique:Stone lithograph in colours
- Condition:
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Excellent condition. Picture preserved completely. - Category:
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- Publications:Reihe Schweizer Plakatgestalter 2 - Emil Cardinaux 1877 - 1936
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