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Feb 2

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To restore or not to restore? That’s the question.
Luckily, the motif isn’t affected that much. However, the missing parts in the margins are quite large. And I don’t want to get the poster backed on anything. Uff…
Either way: Look at the colors, look at the contrasts — how bold, how vibrant. Possible only when printing from stones.
By Otto Ernst, printed 1930 at Trüb & Cie., 100x70 cm, commissioned by the local tourist office – particularly rare. And: The funicular is still in service (since 1912!), taking you from the centre of Lugano within 15 minutes to the summit, 930 m above sea level.
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Okt 24

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New in and available, a masterwork by Josef Müller-Brockmann, the leader of the Zurich post-war graphic school who combined the influence of Herbert Matter with his own strict, clean style. "Schützt das Kind" ("Protect the child") is one of several powerful photomontages commissioned in the 50s by the Swiss Automobile Club ACS for it’s campaign promoting road safety. The photos used are by Ernst A. Heiniger, a photographer/filmmaker and representative of the Swiss postwar avantgarde as well (he even won the Oscar – twice!).
Condition A-, 128x90,5 cm, offset
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Mrz 29

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Solemn, sophisticated and sold: Swiss Art Déco at its best by Charles Kuhn, commissioned by a Zurich taxi company, printed 1937 by Wolfsberg (Wolfensberger) – departed to the left to its new home.
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Feb 12

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"Parallelism is, as I employ it, either universally valid – and then my work has universal meaning – or I was wrong, and then my art is nothing but delusion." — Ferdinand Hodler
And what does this quote have to do with Otto Baumberger's poster promoting "Tell" shoes? Well, Hodler's view (as well as his pride and self-confidence) had a lasting influence on a lot other (younger) Swiss artists. His impact went even further as it was thank to him that Modern Art started to prevail against historicism and allegories in Switzerland – this cleared the way for, amongst other artists, Baumberger, Cardinaux, Stiefel, Renggli...
"Marque Tell Shoes", lithograph, 1924, 128x89,5 cm – rare, available in the gallery
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Feb 12

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An exemplar from the first edition of LCs Modulor at his new home — published 1956 by good old Corbu himself and printed by Fernand Mourlot after a collage that LC created 1950.
For the print LC added the following call: "Ami du Modulor, cherche par toi-même, invente, découvre… Apporte tes inventions, elles seront utiles. Merci, ami".
The print run can no longer be determined – probably 200, maybe 300, at the most. If you are wondering now why the hell there are that many out there today: 1962 Heidi Weber published, with LC’s consent, a second edition, followed by at least four more after his death 1965 (the editions of the Fondation LC not counted).
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Mai 15

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Sold: "Taureau I" by Le Corbusier — hand-signed and numbered lithograph (print run was 150), 1964, printed at Mourlot‘s, edited by Heidi Weber, framed à la LC. This is the first sheet from a series of eight (that‘s why the "I"). #lecorbusier #corbusier #lecorbusierart #artLC #lecorbusierexhibition #corbu #artandarchitecture #fernandmourlot #originalprint #lithograph #lithography #modernart #mourlot #taureau #fineart #zurichcity #コルビュジエ #fineartarchitecture #fineart_architecture #르코르뷔지에 #heidiweber #modernism #architectartist #placartnews

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