KARL BICKEL (1886-1982) SAVOY HOTEL / ST. MORITZ.
50 1/4x35 3/4 inches, 127 1/2x90 1/4 cm. Wolfsberg, Zurich.
Condition B+: replaced losses, repaired tears and minor creases at edges.
Karl Bickel worked primarily as a painter and engraver and is best known for his alpine monument to peace, the Pax-Mal, a project that took him 25 years to complete. Bickel was also one of the most active poster designers in Zürich, flirting with a light Art Deco style to promote hotels, stores and tourist destinations. This captivating image, in which the gesture of every character is quite pronounced, also has saturated colors that are reminiscent of a modern-day Instagram filter. rare. We could find no copy at auction since 1989. Not in Hotelplakate.