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Rhätische Bahn, Graubünden, Schweiz, Silsersee, Oberengadin

Emil Cardinaux, 1916

A 1916 railway poster of Lake Sils in the Upper Engadine, made by Emil Cardinaux to promote travel with the Rhätische Bahn in Graubünden.

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Size: 70 × 100 cm
Frame: No frame

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Edges: Mirrored

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About this artwork

This is a travel poster from 1916 by Emil Cardinaux, made for the Rhätische Bahn, the railway serving Graubünden. Its subject is Lake Sils, the Silsersee, in the Upper Engadine, an Alpine landscape that the poster presents to would-be visitors. It belongs to the tradition of Swiss rail and tourism posters, where mountain scenery was used to invite people to travel. The poster was printed by Wolfensberger, and it is now part of the SBB Historic poster collection. Today it offers a glimpse of how the Alps were advertised in the early twentieth century.

On your wall: Well suited to a hallway, study or living room where a retro travel poster and an Alpine lake view would add character, particularly in homes that like vintage or mountain themes.

Title
Rhätische Bahn, Graubünden, Schweiz, Silsersee, Oberengadin
Artist
Emil Cardinaux
Year
1916
Style
Retro & vintage posters
Shape
Portrait

Public domain. Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Text based on Wikimedia Commons.

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Canvas and printing

Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.

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