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Wool & Sewings Altwegg & Schwab
Artist: Emil Cardinaux
Year: 1921
Size: 130 x 90 cm / 51.2 x 35.4″
About this poster
This charming poster was designed by Emil Cardinaux in 1921 for a wool store in Bern. A beautiful composition with a sweet image of two children holding ballons that say „Strick-Waren“ (knitwear), this poster is a gem in any collection and a special rarity for fans of Cardinaux’s early posters.
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.: 3023
- Artist:
- Company: Altwegg & Schwab, Biel, CH
- Printer: Graphische Anstalt J. E. Wolfensberger AG, Zürich, CH
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- Size: 130 x 90 cm / 51.2 x 35.4″
- Printing technique:Stone lithograph in colours
- Condition:
A-/J
Very 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:Reihe Schweizer Plakatgestalter 2 - Emil Cardinaux 1877 - 1936
