Original vintage travel poster promoting Basel and its cultural life along the Rhine. Designed by Conzelmann Schaffner, the composition combines multiple images representing Basel’s well-known attractions, including the Carnival and Guggenmusik tradition, the city’s art heritage, the zoo, and scenes along the Rhine River. Printed in offset lithography by Gustav Gissler, Basel. This example is in excellent condition with strong color and full margins.
Details
Title: Basel – Die Stadt am Rhein und vieles mehr…
Artist: Conzelmann Schaffner
Date: c. 1970s–1980s
Printer: Gustav Gissler, Basel
Print Type: Offset lithography
Size: 70 x 100 cm (approx. 27.5 x 39 inches)
Condition: Excellent
Comments: Original Swiss travel poster highlighting Basel’s cultural and leisure attractions, including Carnival, Guggenmusik, art, the zoo, and the Rhine River.
Artist: Edmond Bille Printer: Sonor, Geneve Size: 27.5 x 39 inches On/Off Linen: On Linen Print Technique: Stone lithograph Year: 1910 Condition & Comments: Excellent condition
Title: Chemin de fer électrique Martigny – Orsière
Artist: Edmond Bille (Swiss, 1878–1959)
Size: 39 x 27.5 inches
Printer: Sonor, Genève
Year: 1910
Beautiful original printing lithograph at the Imprimerie Sonor in Geneve Switzerland for the Electric train to Martigny Orsieres. The View is of the Notre Dame des Neiges Chapel near Verbier. Edmond Bille was a famous Swiss Painter. The poster is in excellent condition on linen.
Title: MONTREUX Switzerland Artist: Brenot, Pierre Laurent Date: c.1955 Printer: S.A. Lith. Klausfelder, Vevey, Switzerland Size: 40 x 25 in / 102 x 64 cm Print Type: Offset Lithograph Condition: Excellent “A” on linen
Comments Beautiful poster with the Chateau de Chillon in the rear and Lake Geneva. In the far distance you can see Mont Blanc the highest peak in Europe. The poster is in absolute excellent condition on linen
Original Swiss travel poster by Daniele Buzzi, created in the early 1950s to promote tourism to Lugano, the Italian-speaking city on Lake Lugano in Ticino. The composition shows the picturesque lakeside village of Gandria with its steep waterfront houses and boats moored along the shore. The multilingual title “Lugano — Suisse • Southern Switzerland • Schweiz” appears above, emphasizing the region’s cosmopolitan appeal. Printed by A. Trüb & Cie. in stone lithography, this large-format poster is professionally backed on linen and preserved in excellent condition. It remains one of Buzzi’s most admired Swiss railway and travel designs, notable for its saturated colors and serene depiction of the lake and surrounding Alps. Certificate of Authenticity included.
Title: Lugano (Suisse • Southern Switzerland • Schweiz)
Artist: Daniele Buzzi (1890–1974)
Date: 1952
Printer: A. Trüb & Cie., Aarau–Lugano
Size: 36 × 50 inches (approx. 91 × 127 cm)
Print Type: Stone lithograph
Condition: Excellent “A,” linen-backed
Comments: Classic Swiss travel poster featuring Gandria on Lake Lugano. Original mid-century printing in a large Swiss format. Bright, clean impression with vivid colors.
