Emil CARDINAUX
(1877 – 1936)
Emil Cardinaux, born in Bern in 1877, is one of the most important founders of the art of posters in Switzerland. After studying fine art in Munich, Cardinaux moved permanently in Switzerland and worked as a landscape painter.
In 1908, the Swiss government commissioned him a poster to promote the Matterhorn and the Zermatt ski area. It marks a turning point in the young illustrator's career. With this poster, Emil Cardinaux created the first "modern" tourism poster. Inspired by Ferdinand Hodler's paintings, he removed any realistic details from the tourist posters and created a new, simpler and more powerful language. The image is reduced to its simplest expression. The subtle colours and the exceptional quality of the lithographic printing celebrate this important Swiss symbol. This poster has made him internationally known and influenced many Swiss artists.
In addition to the Swiss tourist posters, Emil Cardinaux collaborated among others for the shoe brand "Bally" (1920), the chocolates "Villars" and "Tobler" (Toblerone).
Bern, Schweiz Switzerland Suisse
1906
CHF 4900.–
Schützen Fest Laupen
1907
CHF 1430.–
Maskenball, Zürich
1911
CHF 2870.–
Haase Conserven Rorschach.
1914
CHF 1620.–
Exposition Nationale Suisse, Berne
1914
CHF 1900.–
Rhaetian Railway, Grisons, Castle of Tarasp
1914
CHF 5350.–
Swiss National exhibition, Berne, 1914
1914
CHF 970.–
Teppishhaus Schuster & Co, St.Gallen & Zürich
1916
CHF 2650.–
Oui pour la Société des Nations
1920
CHF 2200.–
Grisons, Ideal summer in The Grisons, Switzerland
1923
CHF 3900.–
Teppishhaus Schuster & Co, Zürich
1924
CHF 2600.–
Jungfraubahn, Schweiz
1925
CHF 8600.–
IXe Exposition Suisse d'agriculture, sylviculture et d'horticulture 1925
1925
CHF 940.–
Contre La Politique de la Rue Pour l'Ordre Démocratique, Protection de l'Ordre Public OUI
1934
CHF 1170.–
1939 l'Année de la Suisse, Exposition Nationale Suisse à Zürich
1939
CHF 990.–
L'Anno della Svizzera
1939
CHF 990.–
L'Année de la Suisse
1939
CHF 760.–
1939 l'Année de la Suisse, Exposition Nationale Suisse à Zürich
1939
CHF 490.–
The Simplon Line, Along the shore of the Lake of Geneva, Switzerland
1949
CHF 1460.–