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Schuster (vintage print ad, mounted; size 27 x 35 cm)
Artist: Emil Cardinaux
Year: 1916
Size: 21 x 15 cm / 8.3 x 5.9″
About this poster
This vintage poster is an extremely rare example of Emil Cardinaux’s work, made for the former Schuster retail store, which was well known for selling high-quality oriental carpets. This vibrantly coloured scene with its energetic design, which is slightly reminiscent of Ferdinand Hodler’s style, makes a very powerful and effective piece of advertising.
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.: 3703
- Artist:
- Company: Schuster & Co. St. Gallen
- Printer: Graphische Anstalt J. E. Wolfensberger AG, Zürich, CH
- Country:
- Size: 21 x 15 cm / 8.3 x 5.9″
- Printing technique:Print, offset-litho
- Condition:
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Excellent condition. Picture preserved completely. - Category:
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- Publications:Reihe Schweizer Plakatgestalter 2 - Emil Cardinaux 1877 - 1936
