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Children’s Jackets – B. Fehlbaum Kramgasse 33 Berne
Artist: Emil Cardinaux
Year: 1911
Size: 128.5 x 89.5 cm / 50.6 x 35.2″
About this poster
The master of Swiss poster art Emil Cardinaux had a talent for using strong colours to give images a special atmosphere. His advertisements for brands and businesses used narratives to capture and entertain viewers. On this original 1911 poster for the former Fehlbaum fashion store on Kramgasse in Bern, Cardinaux shows a mischievous boy who is about to throw snowballs at the little group of girls. The girls, however, have nothing to fear, for they are wearing warm winter coats from Fehlbaum.
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.: 4252
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- Company: B. Fehlbaum, Bern, CH
- Printer: Gebr. Fretz A.G. Zürich
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- Size: 128.5 x 89.5 cm / 50.6 x 35.2″
- Printing technique:Stone lithograph in colours
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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:Reihe Schweizer Plakatgestalter 2 - Emil Cardinaux 1877 - 1936
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