Designer: | Leupin, Herbert (1916-1999) |
Country: | Switzerland |
Decade: | 1940 |
Dimensions: | 101 x 64 cm ( 40 x 25 in.) |
Condition: | Very good/excellent | | A-/B+ |
Category: |
Railroad Travel |
Furka-Oberalp poster by Herbert Leupin. Photogravure Printing. Depicting a typical Swiss railroad scene from the Alps.
The Furka–Oberalp railway is a narrow gauge mountain railway in Switzerland. It runs in the Graubünden, Uri and Canton of Valais.
Herbert Leupin was one of the most successful Swiss graphic artists of the last century. His reputation as creator of unerring advertising art is well known also outside of Switzerland. His art was to be encountered in many countries and countless posters were awarded in Switzerland as well as abroad. Printed on heavy duty paper. Has some signs of being stored rolled. Would look great framed!