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Chocolate Villars Fribourg
Artist: Emil Cardinaux
Year: 1905
Size: 138 x 98 cm / 54.3 x 38.6″
Price:
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About this poster
This charming and extremely rare vintage poster by Emil Cardinaux was made for the former Villars chocolate company in Fribourg, Switzerland and depicts a scene from a popular fable. The humorous approach using traditional techniques was an instant success in advertising, making the product approachable and a delight to look at.
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.: 66
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- Company: Chocolat Villars, Freiburg, CH
- Brand:Chocolat Villars, CH
- Printer: Lithographie Klausfelder S.A., Vevey, CH
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- Size: 138 x 98 cm / 54.3 x 38.6″
- Printing technique:Stone lithograph in colours
- Condition:
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Excellent. Picture preserved completely. Wrinkles and small tears, if any, restricted to edges. Mounted on acid-free linen. - Category:
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- Publications:Die Jugend der Plakate 1887 - 1917
Reihe Schweizer Plakatgestalter 2 - Emil Cardinaux 1877 - 1936 - Price:
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