Feb 20 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2695 -

Sale 2695 - Lot 190

Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000

EMIL CARDINAUX (1877-1936)

PALACE HOTEL / ST. MORITZ. 1920.

50½x36¼ inches, 128¼x90¼ cm. Wolfsberg, Zurich.
Condition B+: minor losses at edges; restored losses at top right corner and bottom right edge; repaired tears in margins and lower text; creases and abrasions in margins and image; some colors faded.

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.
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