Lot 39: EUGEN HENZIROSS (1877-1961)Berne-Loetschberg-Simplon.

EUGEN HENZIROSS (1877-1961)
Berne-Loetschberg-Simplon.
Originating in the Swiss capital of Bern, the BLS line makes its way to its Italian terminus via two of the most important tunnels constructed in European rail history the Lötschberg Tunnel, which created a direct link between Bern and the Rhone Valley, and the Simplon Tunnel, which connects the Swiss town of Brig with Domodossola in Italy. In 1997, the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon railway merged with three other Swiss railways to create largest standard-gauge network on the Swiss system apart from the Federal Railways. However, all of this technological prowess would be far less enticing to the consumer than this Henziross poster that, though non-dismissive of the BLS line wisely focuses on the visual magnificence of a ride through the Bernese highlands. Henziross taught both technical and artistic drawing for many years in Bern, while at the same time establishing himself as a watercolor landscape artist, illustrator for several magazines and newspapers, as well as a posterist.
Armbruster, Berne

24 1/4 x 39 1/2 in./61.8 x 100.2 cm

Cond A.

Armbruster, Berne

Armbruster, Berne