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Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000
EMIL CARDINAUX (1877-1936)
PALACE HOTEL / ST. MORITZ. 1920.
50 1/2x35 3/4 inches, 128 1/4x90 3/4 cm. Wolfsberg, Zurich. Condition A-: faint water-staining in bottom margin; minor restoration in top left corner; minor creases at edges and in image.
One of two posters Cardinaux designed for the famous resort hotel; this one shows lounging winter guests around a skating rink, while the other, a summer scene, depicts golfers. In both, employing casual grace and compelling composition, Cardinaux depicts tableaux in his simple, bold style. This poster captures a specific attitude, incorporating mood, style and fashion to reflect the lifestyle of the hotel's clientele. It is interesting to note the vainglorious manner in which none of the main subjects are paying attention to the winter sport happening around them. Cardinaux 68, Hotelplakate 57, La Femme 8, Voyage p. 58, Art of Skiing p. 93, Alps 148, Sports d'Hiver p. 67, Schweiz / Plakat p. 34, Touristik 43, Swiss Poster 250.
