A classy presentation of Original Vintage Posters & the worldwide largest selection of lithographs and engravings by Le Corbusier – that’s PLACART.
Looking forward to your visit.
Tomas Rabara | PLACART
Art! Commerce! Value paper!
Having become popular in Paris at the end of the 19th century, advertising posters soon after also seduced the passers-by in Switzerland with their bright colors and captivating compositons – a new form of art was born.
Each of the posters available at Placart is one of the rare copies of the respective circulation that has survived to this day. The great majority of the posters went missing as they were hung up in the streets. (Picture: Werdmühleplatz Zürich, 1913; source: Baugeschichtliches Archiv Stadt Zürich)
LC Built On Art
Le Corbusier’s essence cannot be caught without seeing also the painter in him – the art of modernism is his foundation. It is what he dedicates himself to every morning over decades. His development as an architect follows the one that he goes through as an artist.
LC’s graphic oeuvre grew over the course of five decades and comprises approximately 200 mostly hand-signed copperplate engravings, lithographs, as well as etchings which form an integral part of his artistic oeuvre. (Picture: Le Corbusier in 1937 while working on the painting “Plougrescant”: © akg-images / Paul Almasy; FLC / 2022, ProLitteris, Zurich)
Recently added posters
The number of posters we offer online is continually growing. In case you are looking for a specific poster: Please don’t hesitate to let us know. to get in touch.
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Swissair – Far East
CHF 2100.00 -
St. Moritz – 1974 World Ski Championships
CHF 650.00 -
Vallée de Joux | Swiss Jura, Vaud
CHF 2800.00 -
Lenzerheide Valbella
CHF 1600.00 -
Sunny Egypt – Egyptian State Railways
CHF 1250.00 -
SOLD
Zermatt
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St. Moritz – 1974 World Ski Championships
CHF 800.00 -
SOLD
Italian State Railways – «MN» Super Electric Train»
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SOLDBauschänzli | Zurich
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Holland America Line
CHF 900.00 -
Equestrian Competition – La Chaux-de-Fonds
CHF 1900.00 -
Caux – Jaman – Rochers de Naye | Winter Sports
CHF 3300.00 -
Indiana Cigars
CHF 2500.00 -
Equestrian Competition – La Chaux-de-Fonds
CHF 1100.00 -
Jungfrau Railway – Schreckhorn
CHF 4100.00 -
Spiez
CHF 1300.00 -
Pontresina | Engadine
CHF 5100.00 -
Lucerne
CHF 3200.00 -
Pontresina – Summer and Winter Resort
CHF 900.00 -
Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon Railway | Kandertal
CHF 800.00
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The Financial Times about PLACART
The Financial Times on PLACART, May 13, 2023 It’s always a pleasure—and a source of validation—to attract the attention of independent editorial teams. Many thanks this time to the Financial Times. Click here to read the online article about the high regard...
The evolution of the Swiss Product Poster
The Evolution of the Swiss Product Poster December 13, 2020 Well, it’s done: Eleven months ago, the first meeting took place; now it’s been printed and sent to the clients of a Swiss financial services provider—‘Made in Switzerland,« a little book reviewing the...
Martin Suter at PLACART
Martin Suter at PLACART, December 4, 2019. There are a few bestselling novelists who started out as copywriters—but there is only one who also wrote ads for Swissair. So I was all the more delighted that Martin Suter gladly accepted the invitation to speak at the event...