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SWISSAIR – Seven Seas – DC-7C – The world’s fastest long-range airliner
Artist: Kurt Wirth
Year: 1956
Size: 101.8 x 63.6 cm / 40.1 x 25″
Price:
CHF1900
About this poster
In 1956, Swissair continued to acquire new aircraft like the Convair 340 Metropolitans, the DC-7Cs Seven Seas and the jet plane DC-8s. Two of the most outstanding posters were created in 1956 by Bernese designer Kurth Wirth. They have become highly collectible: in an exceptionally realistic and monumentally stylised design on a blue background, Wirth paid much attention to detail, showing the aircraft from various angles.
Artist: Kurt Wirth
Kurt Wirth (1917 to 1996) lived and worked in Berne. He served an apprenticeship as a graphic designer and opened his own studio in 1938. He co-founded the “Verband Schweizerischer Grafiker” (Swiss Graphic Designers Association) in 1938, over which he presided in the 1950s. Wirth was among the leading Swiss graphic designers after the Second World War, but he also made paintings and drawings, which were less w... more
Kurt Wirth (1917 to 1996) lived and worked in Berne. He served an apprenticeship as a graphic designer and opened his own studio in 1938. He co-founded the ...
Poster details
- Poster No.: 3086
- Artist:
- Company: Schweizerische Luftverkehr-Aktiengesellschaft, Swissair, Kloten, CH
- Brand:SWISSAIR
- Printer: Hallwag Bern
- Country:
- Size: 101.8 x 63.6 cm / 40.1 x 25″
- Printing technique:Lithograph in colours
- Condition:
A
Excellent condition. Picture preserved completely. - Category:
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- Publications:Conquering the skies in Swiss poster art
Das Plakat in der Schweiz - Price:
CHF1900
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