Feb 20 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2695 -

Sale 2695 - Lot 150

Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000

OTTO BAUMBERGER (1889-1961)

ZURICH. Circa 1916.

50¼x35½ inches, 127½x90¼ cm. J.E. Wolfensberger, Zurich.
Condition A-: minor repaired tears at edges; minor creases in margins and image; slight foxing in text and at edges; small pin holes in corners. Paper.

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 portray 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.
Request Condition Report Set Alert for Similar Items

Also in This Catalogue