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Switzerland – Spas and Health Resorts
Artist: Emil Cardinaux
Year: 1923
Size: 102 x 64 cm / 40.2 x 25.2″
Price:
up to CHF5000 / EUR 5000 / USD 5000 (recommended price)
About this poster
This truly magnificent vintage poster is a monumental design by the master of Swiss travel posters, Emil Cardinaux, for the Swiss spas and health resorts. It instantly transports the viewer to another world: a luxurious and romantic setting within the picturesque landscape of Vulpera-Tarasp. The scenery is so inviting that we feel we can walk straight into the poster and join the elegant people at the bottom of the image who are engaged in various activities, including tennis, musical entertainment and socializing.
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.: 74
- Artist:
- 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:Stone lithograph in colours
- Condition:
A-/J
Very good condition. Picture preserved. Wrinkles and small tears, if any, restricted to edges. Mounted on acid-free Japanese vellum. - Category:
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- Publications:Reihe Schweizer Plakatgestalter 2 - Emil Cardinaux 1877 - 1936
- Price:
up to CHF5000 / EUR 5000 / USD 5000 (recommended price)
