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Saturday, 02 December 2017, 02:00 pm

Emil Cardinaux, Summer in the Grisons, Switzerland

Lot 2010

Emil Cardinaux, 1877-1936 (CH)

Summer in the Grisons, Switzerland, 1909

Lithograph printed in colors.
H 1030 mm W 728 mm.

Lith. Anstalt Gebr. Fretz Zürich

CHF4'000 / 7'000
EUR3'600 / 6'000
USD4'200 / 7'400

Hammer Price: CHF 4'800

Annotation:

Condition: A-/J.

Literature:
Giroud/Schlup 2005. Page 165, No. 14;
Reihe Plakatgestalter 4, 1985. Page 41;
Margadant 1983. Page 163, No. 262;
Exhibition catalog. Chur 1983. Page 46, No. 11.

This charming poster from the golden age of Swiss poster art features a seated couple admiring a mountain landscape in the Grisons. This rare colour lithograph from 1909 was designed by the renowned poster artist Emil Cardinaux and is a must-have for collectors and fans of original posters from the early 20th century.