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Sun Valley
Original lithographic poster c. 1965 76x51cm Published by LooArt Press, Colorado The resort was the first destination winter resort in the US and was developed by W A Harriman, the chairman of the Union Pacific Railroad to increase passenger numbers. The Austrian Count Schaffgotsch was instructed to find a suitable site and Sun Valley was born. Sun Valley was the site of the world's first chairlifts as single-seat chairs were installed in 1936 for the opening. The poster is believed to depict Sigfried 'Sigi' Engl, an Austrian who became director of Sun Valley Ski School in 1952 and made it famous for his innovative instructional methods. A few light creases and small spot towards top right. -
Carl Kunst (1884-1912) Bilgeri Ski Ausrüstung
51x85cm Lithographic poster Reichhold & Lang, Lith. Kunstanstalt GMBH München A view of the Matterhorn - the obvious mountain in the background - near Zermatt in Switzerland, made for Bilgeri Week in Bregenz with old-fashioned wooden skis and poles c. 1910. Bilgeri were an Austrian manufacturer of skis. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
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Hugo Schol (Swiss, 20th Century)
Furka Oberalp
Lithographic poster (1959) Brig-Gletsch-Andermatt-Disentis *Schweiz*Suisse*Switzerland 20x12.5" An arresting scene of the Furka Oberalp Bahn/Railway by one of the best Swiss poster artists of the period. Here in a conveniently small size, the red of the train contrasts with the vivid colours of the Alps. -
Jean Brian (1910-90)
X Jeux Olympiques d'Hiver (1968 Winter Olympics Grenoble France)
1968 Lithographic poster 95.1x 63.4cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Donald Brun (1909-1999)
Primavera in Svizzera (1945) Lithographic poster Printed by Swiss National Tourist Office, Zurich 40×25 inches This poster won a Swiss Poster award in 1945 Donald Brun produced his famous series of posters for Switzerland as global travel became more possible. Here a Swiss steamer boat is seen crossing Lake Geneva (presumably) as a lamb celebrates spring, cavorting with a bee and a butterfly. -
Josep Artigas Ojeda (1919-1992)
Vevey, Switzerland (Summer) c.1955-60 Lithographic poster 98x64cm Josep Artigas was one of the most important Spanish poster designers -
Hans Falk (1918-2002)
Sport au Soleil en Suisse
Original Vintage Poster (1957) Lithograph 40x25" Signed in the plate, and showing a procession of brightly-coloured skiers heading up the mountain towards the sun. Falk was a Swiss graphic designer who spent much of his life in the USA, UK and Ireland, producing many striking and popular posters. -
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Alpes French Railways - The Alps
Original Poster for French Railways SNCF 40x25" (100x67cm) Printed by Draeger Printed in France for and by the French National Railways, 1970 Signed and dated in the stone 1969 Condition: very good, slight age toning/handling wear to very edges as usual -
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Paris, France - French Railways
Lithographic poster 101 x 63.5 cm For French Railways SNCF Printed by Draeger Printed in France for and by the French National Railways, 1970 Signed and dated in the stone 1969 Generally very good; occasional slight browning to the very edges -
Rowland Hilder
Shell Guide to Warwickshire Original poster c. 1960s 76x51cm Shell commissioned a series of posters to go with their County Guide books, and they commissioned paintings by the leading artists of the day. Rowland Hilder was a well known landscape artist and book illustrator. Born in New York state, his English father moved the family to Kent, England in 1915. It was here his natural talent for drawing was noticed by his school. Later Hilder went to study at Goldsmith’s College in London. He was well known as an accomplished watercolorist, particularly in his sensitive handling of the sky and earth. Between 1964 and 1974 he was president of England’s Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. Condition: mounted in conservation mount and wrapped in plastic sleeve (mount hides short edge tears). -
Leonard Rosoman
Shell Guide to Midlothian Original poster c. 1960s 76x51cm Shell commissioned a series of posters to go with their County Guide books, and they commissioned paintings by the leading artists of the day. Born in London, Rosoman studied at the Royal Academy Schools and then the Central School. His first major commission was to illustrate the popular children's book 'My Friend Mr Leakey' in 1937. Joining the Auxiliary Fire Service during World War II, he painted many scenes from the Blitz, some of which are in the Imperial War Museum collection. Seconded to the War Office in 1943 to illustrate books on fire-fighting the War Artists' Advisory Committee gave him a full-time post with the British Pacific Fleet, sailing with HMS Formidable the aircraft carrier. After the war he taught at Camberwell College of Art. He painted a mural for the Festival of Britain in 1951, murals for the British Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels International Exhibition, and for the restaurant at the Royal Academy's Burlington House - becoming RA in 1969. Condition: mounted in conservation mount and wrapped in plastic sleeve (mount hides short edge tears). -
John Nash
Shell Guide to Cambridgeshire Original poster c. 1960s 76x51cm Shell commissioned a series of posters to go with their County Guide books, and they commissioned paintings by the leading artists of the day. Nash needs no introduction as an artist. A painter of landscapes and still-lives and illustrator - particularly of botanic works - who worked extensively with wood engravings, he was a natural choice for Shell. His most famous work is probably 'Over the Top' which hangs in the Imperial War Museum, relating to a counter-attack by 1st Battalion Artists' Rifles at Welsh Ridge on 30 December 1917. Of the eighty men who went over the top, sixty-eight were killed or wounded within the first few minutes. Nash escaped and painted the picture three months later. The Tate holds his 1918 painting 'The Cornfield' which was his first non-war painting (he only started painting in oils in 1914). Condition: mounted in conservation mount and wrapped in plastic sleeve (mount hides short edge tears). -
'Samivel' Paul Gayet-Tancrède (1907-1992)
Du Léman à La Méditerranée, La Grande Traversée des Alpes Françaises
('From Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean, La Grande Traversée of the French Alps') Imprimé en France - Printed in France 1975 Original Vintage Ski Poster 99x62cm Condition: excellent With the ever-popular topic of mountains for climbing and skiing, Samivel here draws a snow-covered col in the mountains. La Grande Traversée is a long-distance walking route from Thonon les Bains to Nice, set up in the early 1970s. Samivel was a writer, an artist, a photographer, an explorer and more. In 1948 he accompanied Paul Émile Victor on the first French Greenland expedition, making three documentary films in the process. His friends included Théodore Monod and Gilbert André - the latter the mayor of Bonneval-sur-Arc and one of the founders of the Vanoise National Park - and with them and others he spent his whole life aiming for the protection of the imperilled countryside. The graphic artist side of him had a life-long fascination with high mountains, and his illustrated books and series of posters of the French Alps have long been popular. Click here to see other posters by Samivel. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
'Samivel' Paul Gayet-Tancrède (1907-1992)
Chamonix Mont Blanc, France - au centre d'un monde de cristal
Imprimé en France pour l'office du tourisme de Chamonix par l'imprimerie generale a Grenoble Original Vintage Ski Poster 99x62cm Condition: excellent With the ever-popular topic of mountains for climbing and skiing, Samivel here draws one of the Aiguille or Aiguillettes - needles - in Chamonix which are famous for climbers. Samivel was a writer, an artist, a photographer, an explorer and more. In 1948 he accompanied Paul Émile Victor on the first French Greenland expedition, making three documentary films in the process. His friends included Théodore Monod and Gilbert André - the latter the mayor of Bonneval-sur-Arc and one of the founders of the Vanoise National Park - and with them and others he spent his whole life aiming for the protection of the imperilled countryside. The graphic artist side of him had a life-long fascination with high mountains, and his illustrated books and series of posters of the French Alps have long been popular. Click here to see other posters by Samivel. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
'Samivel' Paul Gayet-Tancrède (1907-1992)
Le Parc National de la Vanoise, Alpes de Savoie
Editions Mythra SA Chamonix Original Vintage Ski Poster 99x62cm Condition: Excellent, with four small glue marks to reverse not affecting image. With the ever-popular topic of skiing, Samivel here catches a Marmot atop a Vanoise hill, a mountain peak in the background. The Marmot, a squirrel-like rodent, is always a sign of the impending end of the ski season as it comes out with the warmer weather as spring approaches. Click here to see other posters by Samivel. Samivel was a writer, an artist, a photographer, an explorer and more. In 1948 he accompanied Paul Émile Victor on the first French Greenland expedition, making three documentary films in the process. His friends included Théodore Monod and Gilbert André - the latter the mayor of Bonneval-sur-Arc and one of the founders of the Vanoise National Park - and with them and others he spent his whole life aiming for the protection of the imperilled countryside. The graphic artist side of him had a life-long fascination with high mountains, and his illustrated books and series of posters of the French Alps have long been popular. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056.
