CRANS
MARTIN PEIKERT (1901-1975)
50 x 35½ in. Estimate: £4,000-6,000 ($5,275-8,000)
Skier or not, the appeal of vintage ski posters goes beyond the sport to have made them valuable artworks. Originally designed as magazine advertisements to lure skiers to the resorts of the Alps and Rockies as early as the 1920’s, these stylized vignettes emote that timeless feeling of a day on the slopes. Once fledgling ski resorts such as St. Moritz and Gstaad hired some of the most influential poster artists of the 20th century, and a selection of these nostalgic gems are to be auctioned at Christie’s London as part of their Interiors Sale on January 29. These are the graphic artists and posters that gave skiing its groove…
ST.MORITZ
WALTER HERDEG (1908-1995)
40 x 25 in. Estimate: £10,000-15,000 ($13,000-20,000)
ST.MORITZ
CARL MOOS (1878-1959)
40 x 25 in. Estimate: £20,000-25,000 ($26,350-33,000)
GSTAAD
ALEX WALTER DIGGELMANN (1902-1987)
38½ x 23½ in. Estimate: £3,000-5,000 ($4,000-6,500)
DAVOS
OTTO BAUMBERGER (1889-1961)
39½ x 25 in. Estimate: £3,000-5,000 ($4,000-6,500)
SPORTS D’HIVER
ROGER BRODERS (1883-1953)
39½ x 25 in. Estimate: £7,000-9,000 ($9,250-12,000)
ST. MORITZ
EMIL CARDINAUX (1877-1936)
50 x 36 in (128 x 91 cm). Estimate: £15,000-20,000 ($19,750-26,000)
