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OTTO BAUMBERGER (1889-1961) RIUNIONE AVIATORIA. 1937. 49x35 1/4 inches, 124 1/2x89 1/2 cm. J.C. Müller, Zurich. Condition B+ / B: repaired tears and restoration at edges, some affecting image; creases and abrasions in image. Framed. Baumberger was one the most prolific and versatile Swiss graphic designers. His posters switched nimbly between minimal typographic creations, abstract and realistic landscapes, the near photographic representation of objects, via the Neue Sachlichkeit, and concise Art Deco designs. Baumberger studied in Zurich and Munich before being hired as a lithographer by the great Swiss printing firm, Wolfsberg, of which he became a partner in 1914. While he is mainly remembered for his collaboration with PKZ and his Sachsplakate (object posters), Baumberger was extremely versatile. In all he designed over 230 posters. He could draw a landscape for travel posters, be it a fluid, free-style, or, as in the case of this poster, geometrically Art Deco, to advertise a product or event. This previously undocumented Italian version of the poster is not in Baumberger. Baumberger 201 (var).
