HERBERT MATTER (1907-1984) ENGELBERG. 1925.
38 1/2x26 inches, 97 3/4x66 cm. [Orell Fussli, Zurich.]
Condition B+: repaired tears, creases, abrasions and restoration in margins and image; vertical and horizontal folds. Matted and framed.
Matter, although primarily recognized for his photomontage travel posters, had a very strong artistic background. From 1928 to 1932, as a student in Paris at the Academie Moderne, he was taught by Ozenfant and Ferdnand Leger, and he also worked with A.M. Cassandre. This rare poster is one of his earliest; we could locate only 3 other copies at auction.