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Take the train for a trip to the countryside
Artist: Ernst Morgenthaler
Year: 1944
Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
Price:
CHF650
About this poster
Ernst Morgenthaler was one of the most important figurative painters in Switzerland from the 1920s to the 1960s and was friends with artists such as Paul Klee and Cuno Amiet. His works reflect a subtle and sensitive approach and concentrate on subjects he encountered in his own daily life. He once said that he could only draw and create what he had seen or lived himself. This lovely poster promoted travel to the countryside by Swiss Federal Railways.
Artist: Ernst Morgenthaler
Ernst Morgenthaler was born in 1887 in the canton of Berne. He didn’t like his first job as a clerk, so he dedicated himself to drawing instead. In 1912 and 1913 he took drawing courses in Zurich and Berlin, and at 27 he went to Cuno Amiet to learn oil painting. In 1915 he met Paul Klee in Munich. In 1920, he started being successful and taking part in numerous exhibitions. In 1928 he moved to Paris with his fam... more
Ernst Morgenthaler was born in 1887 in the canton of Berne. He didn’t like his first job as a clerk, so he dedicated himself to drawing instead. In 1912 an ...
Poster details
- Poster No.: 3260
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- Company: Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, SBB CFF FFS, Bern, CH
- Brand:SBB - CFF - FFS - Swiss Federal Railways
- Printer: Lithographie Klausfelder S.A., Vevey, CH
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- Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
- 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:Der Kluge reist im Zuge - Hundert Jahre SBB
Touristikplakate der Schweiz - Affiches touristiques de la Suisse - Tourism Posters of Switzerland 1880-1940 - Price:
CHF650
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