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Saturday, 02 December 2017, 02:00 pm

Herbert Matter, Engelberg

Lot 2080

Herbert Matter, 1907-1984 (CH)

Engelberg, 1936

Intaglio printing.
H 1020 mm W 640 mm.

C. J. Bucher AG Luzern

*CHF1'000 / 2'000
*EUR900 / 1'800
*USD1'100 / 2'100

Hammer Price: CHF 900

Annotation:

Condition: A/A- (Frame), not examined out of frame.

Literature:
Reihe Poster Collection 21, 2010. Page 70, No. 77;
Giroud/Schlup 2005. Page 203, No. 52;
Müller/Hofmann 1995. Page 104;
Rotzler/Schärer/Wobmann 1990. Page 20;
Müller-Brockmann/Wobmann 1989. Page 112, No. 131.

This is the last poster in the series of photomontages by Herbert Matter. Unlike the other designs, this one doesn’t feature a close-up in the foreground but distributes the various elements across the image space in a suggestive way: the contrast between the tiny couple at the lower edge of the image and the vast sky with majestic clouds in the background conveys the grandeur of the mountain world, while the cable car travelling through the top half of the image refers to the technical accomplishments that opened up the wild nature of Engelberg to modern tourism.