F. HUGO D'ALÉSI (1849-1906) SCHWEIZ / RHONE - THAL. 1895. 41 3/4x29 1/2 inches, 106x75 cm. F. Hugo d'Alési, Paris. Condition B+: tears, repaired tears and losses at edges, some affecting image; creases in margins and image; horizontal folds; punch holes in right margin; tape on verso. Paper. A "review of French posters should [mention] those ordered by the railway companies . . . though many of these designs are mediocre and done anonymously, some very effective work has been done by . . . Hugo d'Alési; deftly sketched landscapes, with peasants in their picturesque costume and framed by flower and shrub" (The International: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine of Travel and Literature, 1897. p. 505). This is the German version. Paradis p. 40, Swiss Tourist 4 (var).
