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Zurich International Aero Meeting 1932
Artist: Otto Baumberger
Year: 1932
Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
About this poster
Otto Baumberger chose a graceful design to depict the experience of witnessing aeroplanes in flight. This vintage Art Deco poster advertises the 1932 international airshow in Zurich. With regard to design and typography it is an icon from the golden age of poster art. A rarity and a masterpiece, perfectly lithographed by the artist himself.
Artist: Otto Baumberger
Otto Baumberger was born in Zurich in 1889. He served an apprenticeship as a lithographer and took courses at the Zurich Art School (Kunstgewerbeschule) from 1905 to 1907. After that, he studied at the Art Schools of Munich and Paris until 1910. From 1911 to 1913, he worked at the printing company J.E. Wolfensberger as a draughtsman and artistic director. Then, until the start of the First World War, he had his ow... more
Otto Baumberger was born in Zurich in 1889. He served an apprenticeship as a lithographer and took courses at the Zurich Art School (Kunstgewerbeschule) from ...
Poster details
- Poster No.: 3789
- Artist:
- Company: Internationales Flugmeeting Zürich, CH
- Printer: Gebr. Fretz AG, Zürich
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- Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
- Printing technique:Stone lithograph in colours
- Condition:
B/J
Fairly 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:Conquering the skies in Swiss poster art
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