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Valais – the sunny pay
Artist: Herbert Berthold Libiszewski
Year: 1949
Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
About this poster
To promote the Swiss canton of Valais, Herbert Libiszewski chose a sun design as the main element, to which he added traditional elements. The verbal advertising messages describe the Valais as a “land of sun” or a “land of contrasts” for good reason. Libiszewski’s poster lithographs from the late 1940s are characterised by bold colours and clear, direct advertising messages. They are sought-after rarities for poster enthusiasts from the Valais.
Artist: Herbert Berthold Libiszewski
Herbert LIBISZEWSKI was born in Bischofszell, Switzerland in 1897 and worked as a fashion illustrator, advertising consultant, illustrator, painter and graphic designer (under the pseudonym of Libis) in St. Gallen.
First he was trained as an embroidery designer in St. Gallen, then he spent a few semesters at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Geneva. In 1921 he moved to Pari... more
Herbert LIBISZEWSKI was born in Bischofszell, Switzerland in 1897 and worked as a fashion illustrator, advertising consultant, illustrator, painter and graph ...
First he was trained as an embroidery designer in St. Gallen, then he spent a few semesters at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Geneva. In 1921 he moved to Pari... more
Poster details
- Poster No.: 1955
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- Printer: Säuberlin & Pfeiffer S.A., Vevey, CH
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- Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
- Printing technique:Lithograph in colours
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- Publications:Affiches Valaisannes - Walliser Plakate
