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Saturday, 01 December 2018, 02:00 pm

Alois Carigiet, St. Moritz

Lot 2004

Alois Carigiet, 1902-1985 (CH)

St. Moritz, 1934

Lithograph printed in colors.
H 1280 mm W 905 mm.

Wolfsberg Zürich

CHF4'000 / 7'000
EUR3'600 / 6'000
USD4'200 / 7'400

Hammer Price: CHF 7'000

Annotation:

Condition: A-/J.

Literature:
Clerc/Giroud 2014, page 207;
Gex 2006, page 95;
Giroud 2006a, No. 56;
Giroud/Schlup 2005, page 192, No. 41;
Stutzer 2002, page 58;
Arx/Schnyder 1992, page 66, No. 15;
Exhibition catalogue, Chur 1983, page 59, No. 59.

The painter, illustrator and graphic designer Alois Carigiet created this bright and sunny poster for St. Moritz in the early 1930s, when one-piece snowsuits were all the rage. The chic young woman embodies the fashionable winter resort of St. Moritz, which already attracted luxury and winter sports lovers almost a hundred years ago. This, as well as its rarity, may be why this poster lithograph is coveted by collectors.