?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000
EMIL CARDINAUX (1877-1936) PALACE HOTEL / ST. MORITZ. 1921. 50 1/4x36 inches, 127 1/2x91 1/2 cm. Wolfsberg, Zurich. Condition A / A-: minor wrinkles and abrasions in image. One of two posters Cardinaux designed for the famous resort hotel; the other, a summer scene depicting golfers. In both, employing casual grace and compelling composition, Cardinaux depicts tableaux in his simple, bold style. While not directly promoting the Palace Hotel, this poster captures a specific attitude, incorporating mood, style and fashion, to reflect the lifestyle of the hotel's clientele. Cardinaux 68, Hotelplakate 57, La Femme 8, Voyage p. 58, Art of Skiing p. 93, Alps 148.
