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#1 Winter in Austria
Artist: Hofmann, Atelier
Year of printing: circa 1950
Method of printing: Stone Lithography
Notation on bottom: "Osterreiche Fremdenverkehrswerbung Wein - Printed in Austria for the Austrian Federal Government by Gistel & CIE., Vienna B 5720-e "
Dimensions: 24 5/16" X 36 2/16"
Our price: $1,200.00 Framed
See article on sister poster “Voyages d’hiver en Autriche” below. |
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Information about sister poster Voyages d’hiver en Autriche
Artist: HOFFMANN
Title: Voyages d'hiver en Autriche
Technique of printing: Stone lithography
Year of printing: circa 1950
Dimensions: 25” x 37”
Printer: Gistel, Wien
Condition: A-
(Price quote $1,300.00 from “Galerie Un Du Trois” Geneva, Switzerland)
(Price quote $1,873.61 from “Galleria LIMAGE” Italy) |
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Autriche
Notation on bottom: "Osterreiche Fremdenverkehrswerbung Wein - Printed in Austria for the Austrian Federal Government by Brüder Rosenbaum, Vienna B 5602-1"
It measures 24 1/2" by 37"
Condition A-
Technique of printing: Offset Lithography
Year of printing: circa 1950
Dimensions (inch): 25” x 37”
Printer: Rosenbaum, Vienna
Our Price: $1,200.00 Framed
Price at Galerie Un Deux Trois-Geneva Switzerland $1,200.00 A- condition
Price at Original Ski Posters-London UK $1,507.03 A- condition
Price at Christopher & Co Ltd. Edwards Co |
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Chateaux De La Loire, Railroad Poster
Artist: Garcia, Jean
Year: 1952
Notation on Bottom " S.N.C.F. 1952 No 20 r.C.Seine276.448 B S.C.I.P. Paris Printed in France for and by the French Railways”
It measures 24 1/4" by 39 1/4"
Condition A-
Our Price: $900.00 Linen mounted and framed. This poster has been restored
(mounted on Japanese Rice Paper and Linen)
Priced at $750.00 at The Samuel Owen Gallery, Stanford Connecticut
See below article on French Railway posters. |
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Train Windows: A Note on the Cover Poster
A century ago (give or take a couple of decades), rail travel was the way to go. Trains from the Gare d'Orleans took travelers from Paris to the region and throughout the region. Cars and autocars (large bus-like automobiles) gave them access to castles located outside the major cities of the area.
Posters lured tourists from Paris to the Loire Valley and elsewhere, the poster-mad French elevating advertising to an art form by romanticizing and stylizing every possible product, including travel destinations (today's photo-posters pale by comparison). Some of the top artists of the day chose this medium with which to express themselves.
One series of posters that was produced by SNCF in the late 40s, early 50s shows scenes in various parts of France as seen through a train window. The images are so dynamic, the angled windows giving them the feeling of movement.
There are several posters in the series -- Paris, the Alps, the Basque Coast, Auvergne, Brittany, and of course the Chateaux of the Loire.
The poster for the Loire is by Garcia and shows a small classical mansion across a topiary garden. The chateau looks strikingly similar to Cheverny, but not exactly, which means that it is probably Villandry, which resembles Cheverny and has the requisite gardens.
Article from the Virtual Poster Museum,ordinaryleastsquare.typepad.com |
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Zermatt-Matterhorn
Artist: Schneider
Photo offset-lithograph in colours printed in 1954 by Sadag A.G., Geneva.
Bottom notation: "Zermatt: Matterhorn - Cervin Phot. Franz Schneider Roto-Sadag S.A. Geneva 6000 - 1954 Imprime en Suisse - Printed in Switzerland"
It measures 25" x 40"
Almost perfect condition A
Our price: $1,200.00 Framed
Price range at Postermania New York, NY $751 to $1,5000
Price at www.originalskiposters.com London UK $1,291.85 (B condition)
A delightful and highly collectable image of a Cervin village looking towards the distant looming Matterhorn. Images of the Matterhorn are some of the most sought-after in poster art and this one from the mid-fifties is offered in fine, original condition with clear colouration, see article on the Zermatt travel posters. |
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Tessin
Artist- Daniele Buzzi (1890-1974)
Lithograph
Year of printing 1943
Bottom notation: "IMPRIME EN SUISSSE A. TRUBE & CIE. AARAU - LUGANO PRINTED IN SWITZERLAND"
Printed by Trüeb-Druck Aarau
It measures 25 1/16" x40”
Condition A-
Our price $1,200.00 Framed
The gallery Artifiche in Zurich Switzerland has this poster for $1,300.00
At L’Imaage in Italy it goes for $1,873.61 |
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Lugano
Artist: Vicari V. (Foot)
Year: 1957
Bottom notation:” Printed in Switzerland - Pro Lugano, Lugano" Foto Vicari - Arti grafiche gia Veledini & C. Lugano
It measures 25 1/16" X 40 1/16"
Our price: $120.00
It has a small piece missing that is about 1" by 1" on one of the edges.
Condition B+
This poster sold at auction in 1999 for $144.00 & in 2008 for $148.00 at Poster Auctioneer.com
Price at David Pollack Vintage Posters Sherman, CT $195.00 |
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Arnhem Openluchtmuseum
Artist: Haver, L Foto
Bottom notation: Printed in Holland Foto L. Haver - Arnhem
This poster is 21 1/4" by 31 3/8 "
Condition: almost perfect condition A
Our price: $140.00
Please see the following article about the Arnheim Openluchtmuseum
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The Dutch Open
In 1912 a number of 'worried' individuals in Arnhem opened an open-air museum. They saw that with growing industrialization and urbanization a great wealth of Dutch traditions and regional diversity would be lost. The founders leased the Waterberg, an estate in the town of Arnhem. Six buildings were transferred to the area and opened as the Dutch Open on July 13, 1918. In 1941 it became Openluchtmuseum “National Museum of Folklore”.
The Dutch Open is a national museum of the culture of the daily lives of ordinary people.
Article from www.openluchtmuseum.nl |
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Badgastein
Artist: Painting by Schwartz, Franz
Year: 1955
Offset
Bottom notation: Printed in Austria - Landesverkehrsamt in Salzberg - Wub-Druck, Innsbruck
It measures 24 3/4" by 35 3/8"
Condition A-
Our price: $800.00 Framed
See article below about sister poster |
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The sister poster Sazzburger Land with exactly the same image was found at L’Image in Italy for $858.96 with a note that that poster is not in perfect condition, (B+) |
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Brugge
Printing at the bottom says Printed in Belgium MARCI, Barastraat, 30, Brussel Vrij vaan zegel and Foto Ernest Kleinberg
It measures 24 1/4" by 39 1/4
It has one repaired tear 9" long about 1/3 of the way up from the bottom on the right side, and a couple other very small rips, also some creasing near the bottom
Condition B
Our price $100.00 SOLD |
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Egypt
Artist Hashim,H
Style: Art Deco
Printer, Edition, Mark, Fondeur: Imp Egypte
Year: late 1920’s/early 1930’s
Bottom notation: Issued by Egyptian State Tourist Department Printed in Egypt by Institut Graphique Egyptien
Lithograph (There is a registration mark in the center, bottom and top)
Dimensions: 27 ½” by 39 3/8”
This poster has been restored (mounted on Japanese Rice paper & Linen)
Our price: $1,400.00 Framed
Price at Galerie Estampe Moderne et Sportive Paris France $1,470.75
Rudy Vinchi (Antique Road Show) has this to say about this poster “The Egypt poster is quite another matter (referring to Lugano and Arnheim Posters). It dates from the late1920s /early 1930s. Restored, it should fetch $1000 to $1400 at a vintage poster auction” |
The Grosser Aletsch glacier, seen from Hohfluh near Riederalp.This photo is from a current travel guide to Switzerland (2008), notice the difference in the Glacier since 1957.
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Wallis
Artist: Schellenberg,H. Foto
Year: 1957
Wallis has the following printed on the side
Orell Füssli Arts Graphiques S.A. Zurich Printed in Switzerland 20000/57 Color-
It measures 25 1/8" by 40"
Our price $700.00 Framed
Information about Wallis
The canton of Wallis, or, in French: Valais, borders on France and Italy. Therefore there is a great variety in language and culture. French is spoken in the west of Wallis, while German is spoken in the east. The language border is between the towns of Sierre and Leuk in the Rhône valley. One of the main attractions is the Grosser Aletsch glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps. Lovers of sun will feel at home in the warm Rhône valley, which is, so to speak, the 'backbone' of this beautiful canton. The Rhône valley has many side-valleys, each of which with its own charm. Many spectacular viewing points can be reached in Wallis. You will find the highest mountains in Europe here, among which the impressive Matterhorn and the Dufourspitze, 4,634 m (15,203 ft) over sea and the highest point in the country. The Mont Blanc lies just across the French/Italian border. It is the highest mountain in Western Europe (4,807 m, 15,771 ft). |
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Kandersteg
Printed up the side- Printed in Switzerland Polygraphic Company Ltd. Laupen/Berne
Kandersteg is 25" by 40"
The lower right corner is missing
Our price $60.00 |
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Goisern
On the bottom- Piller-Druick-//wien VIII.
It is 23 1/8" by 32 7/8
Our price $200.00
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Lucerne
Artist: Zürich, Gabriel Foto
Year: circa 1940 (based on boat)
Bottom notation: Foto Gabriel Zürich / Printed in Switzerland
Lucerne is 25" by 40"
Condition B+
Our price $700.00 Framed |
ABOVE: Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge) and water tower today |
Lucerne Switzerland - Kapellbrücke and water tower
Lucerne (Luzerne in German) may be Switzerland's most popular tourist destination. It's an essential stop on European bus tours that spend a day or two in Switzerland, and no wonder: the scenery is breathtaking, the town is dotted with medieval structures, shopping opportunities abound, mountain and lake excursions are nearby, and attractions like the Verkehrshaus (Swiss Transportation Museum) make Lucerne a magnet for Swiss day trippers and foreign visitors.
Two of the "must-see" attractions in Lucerne are its medieval covered bridges across the Reuss River, one of which Kapellbrücke (see photo) has become the unofficial symbol of the city. This bridge is located near the junction of the river and the Vierwaldstättersee, or Lake of the Four Forest Cantons (also known as Lake Lucerne). The bridge bends as it leaves the shore, then angles across the river past a stone Wasserturm (Water Tower) that is believed to have once served as the lucerna, or lighthouse, after which the town was named.
The Kapellbrücke--"Chapel Bridge" in English--was built in 1333. As you cross its 200-meter length, you'll see 120 captioned triangular paintings from the early 1500s that chronicle the city's history. The paintings feature St. Mauritius and St. Leodegar, the patron saints of Lucerne.
In reality, the bridge isn't as old as it looks. The Kapellbrücke was nearly destroyed by a 1993 fire, and much of what stands today is an excellent restoration (or reproduction, if you're a cynic or uncompromising realist).
Article from Europeforvisitors.com |
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