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This traditional and picturesque poster image by Otto Baumberger captures the essence of Swiss design perfectly. The Zurich native artist combines traditional typography with sharp geometry, vivid colours and the landscape with snow-captured mountains. This mix makes this poster a collector’s must.
Artist: Otto Baumberger
Otto Baumberger was born in Zurich in 1889. He served an apprenticeship as a lithographer and took courses at the Zurich Art School (Kunstgewerbeschule) from 1905 to 1907. After that, he studied at the Art Schools of Munich and Paris until 1910. From 1911 to 1913, he worked at the printing company J.E. Wolfensberger as a draughtsman and artistic director. Then, until the start of the First World War, he had his ow... more
Otto Baumberger was born in Zurich in 1889. He served an apprenticeship as a lithographer and took courses at the Zurich Art School (Kunstgewerbeschule) from ...
Poster details
- Poster No.: 1088
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- Company: Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees, SGV, Luzern, CH
- Brand:Vierwaldstättersee - Lake Lucerne
- Printer: Orell-Füssli, Zürich
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- Size: 99 x 69.5 cm / 39 x 27.4″
- Printing technique:Stone lithograph in colours
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- Publications:Reihe Schweizer Plakatgestalter 4 - Otto Baumberger 1889 - 1961
