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Yes to the League of Nations

Artist: Emil Cardinaux
Year: 1920
Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
Price: CHF850

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This is a classic example of traditional political advertising for a Swiss referendum to join the League of Nations in 1920. It was designed by Emil Cardinaux, the great master of Swiss travel posters. Rare.

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 ...

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