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OTTO BAUMBERGER (1889-1961) ZURICH. Circa 1916. 49 3/4x35 1/2 inches, 126 1/2x90 1/4 cm. J.E. Wolfensberger, Zurich. Condition B: two repaired tears from bottom, through text, one into image; tape stain, replaced losses and repaired tears at edges; minor creases and restoration in margins and image; light water staining at bottom. Baumberger was one of the most versatile Swiss graphic designers. His posters switched nimbly between minimal typographic creations, abstract and realistic landscapes, near-photographic representation of objects via the Neue Sachlichkeit, and concise Art Deco designs. Baumberger studied in Zürich 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 Sachplakate [Object Posters], Baumberger was extremely prolific; in all, he designed over 230 posters. For this early poster, Baumberger employs a pre-Art Deco Impressionist style, with which he captures the blur of movement and flashes of style among the lively throng of people. The figures are rendered with just enough detail to portay them so gracefully and glowingly that the entire scene comes to life with recognizable movements. Baumberger 43, Paradis p. 106, Touristik 84, Schweiz p. 38.
