Designer: | Moos,Carl Franz (1878-1959) |
Country: | Switzerland |
Decade: | 1930 |
Year: | 1936 |
Dimensions: | 102 x 64 cm (40 x 25 in) |
Condition: | Excellent | | A - |
Printed by: | Fretz Frères, Zurich |
Category: |
Travel |
This original vintage travel poster promoting the Swiss fashionable destination Klosters. The Klosters ski resort has been the winter destination for the British Royal Family for over 3 decades. Klosters is well known as a favorite ski resort for Charles, Prince of Wales and subsequently 1 cable car to the top of Gotschnagrat is named the "Prince of Wales".
The designer, Carl Moos, was a Swiss artist and illustrator born in Munich, Germany. He was part of the artist group "die Sechs" together with Friedrich Heubner, Valentin Zietara, Emil Preetorius, Max Schwarzer and Franz Paul Glass.
In 1928 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Posters".
A stunning poster that would look fantastic on the wall. The poster has a minor repair and mounted on linen.