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The Grand Hotel Dolder
Artist: Emil Cardinaux
Year: 1909
Size: 76 x 114 cm / 29.9 x 44.9″
About this poster
This is a beautiful vintage poster by Emil Cardinaux from 1909 to advertise the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich. The hotel is located in Zurich’s most exclusive residential area, with a forest bordering the estate and a magnificent view of the city, Lake Zurich and the distant Alps - all of which is captured to perfection in this lovely Art Nouveau poster. The 5-star Dolder Grand Hotel was originally built in 1899 as a health spa, closed for renovation in 2004 and re-opened in 2008 as a luxurious spa hotel.
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.: 1196
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- Company: Dolder Grand Hotel, Zürich, CH
- Printer: Graphische Anstalt J. E. Wolfensberger AG, Zürich, CH
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- Size: 76 x 114 cm / 29.9 x 44.9″
- Printing technique:Stone lithograph in colours
- Condition:
B/J
Fairly 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:Art Nouveau and the Swiss Poster
Reihe Schweizer Plakatgestalter 2 - Emil Cardinaux 1877 - 1936
