Feb 20 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2695 -

Sale 2695 - Lot 191

Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500

EMIL CARDINAUX (1877-1936)

CHEMIN DE FER DE LA JUNGFRAU. 1928.

40¼x25½ inches, 102¼x64¾ cm. Paul Bender, Zurich.
Condition A- / B+: minor repaired tears, one at bottom margin slightly into text; minor creases and abrasions in margins and image.

Construction of the Jungfrau Railway, which climbed up the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland's Bernese Alps, began in 1898 and was completed in 1912. The railway climbs 11,330 feet, making its terminus the highest spot in Europe accessible by train. One of several text variants, this is a French version. Some of the other variants were printed by Wolfsberg, Zurich.

Cardinaux 118 (var), Paradis p. 2 (var), Sports d'Hiver p. 106 (var).
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