St. Gotthard Hotel Zurich
Artist: Otto Baumberger
Year: 1917
Size: 127 x 89.5 cm / 50 x 35.2″
Price:
CHF1450
About this poster
Here, to emphasize the dignified atmosphere of the famous Zurich hotel St. Gotthard, Baumberger puts a still life of fine cuisine into a tasteful gold frame. By the standards of 1915 or 2009, it's still one of the best image-building posters any establishment could hope for. A native of Zurich, Baumberger regarded himself primarily as a painter, creating posters merely to generate some income. Nonetheless, he produced a magnificent body of more than 200 posters, distinguished not by a style, but by stylistic diversity as each perfectly suited to the clients' needs.
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.: 13
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- Company: Hotel St. Gotthard, Zürich, CH
- Printer: Graphische Anstalt J. E. Wolfensberger AG, Zürich, CH
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- Size: 127 x 89.5 cm / 50 x 35.2″
- Printing technique:Stone lithograph in colours
- Condition:
A/J
Excellent condition. Picture preserved completely. Wrinkles and small tears, if any, restricted to edges. Mounted on acid-free Japanese vellum. - Category:
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- Publications:Museum für Gestaltung Zürich - Poster Collection 18 - Otto Baumberger
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Swiss Posters from Historism to Computer Design - Basel Poster Collection - Price:
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