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HERBERT MATTER (1907-1984)
154
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ENGELBERG / TRÜBSEE. 1936.
39
3
/
4
x25 inches, 101x65
1
/
2
cm. C.J. Bucher, Luzern.
Condition B / B+: repaired tears, creases and restoration at edges and in image; minor restored losses at edges.
Framed.
This image differs from the others in the aforementioned series in that there is not a larger-than-life
close-up image; rather, Matter presents the Alpine peaks with the cable cars far above them, even
passing through the clouds. The immensity of the Alps, and man’s ability to surmount natural obstacles
are both put into perspective by a diminutive couple sitting at the bottom of the poster. Matter p. 104,
Fotoplakate p. 122, Poster Progress p. 88.
[2,000/3,000]