Amazing Posters Designed by Emil Cardinaux in the Early 20th Century

Emil Cardinaux, born in 1877, was a Swiss painter and poster artist. He became famous throughout the world for his poster art that illustrated his homeland perhaps more than any other.

Posters designed by Emil Cardinaux in the early 20th century

Cardinaux died in 1936 after a much lauded career creating illustrated books, mono cards, drawing caricatures and painting landscapes. But it was his 130 posters, mostly of his home country, that made Cardinaux famous especially his brilliant Zermatt poster from 1908.

Here below is a set of amazing posters designed by Emil Cardinaux in the early 20th century.

Chocolat de Villars, 1905

Bern, 1906

PKZ - Burger & Zimmermann, 1908

Zermatt, 1908

Dolder Zürich - Dolderbahn Fahrplan, 1909

Summer in the Grisons, Switzerland, 1909

Jungfrau-Bahn, Berner Oberland, 1910

PKZ - Moderne Herrenbekleidung, 1911

Tonhalle Maskenball, Zürich, 1911

Kunstsalon - Wolfsberg, 1913

Rhätische Bahn, 1913

Berna Kraftwagen, 1914

Exposition Nationale Suisse, Berne, 1914

Gotthard, Schweiz, 1914

Salomé Cigarettes Orientales, Jean Sessler & Co., 1914

Chur-Arosa-Bahn, 1915

Automobiles Martini, Zurich, 1916

Teppichhaus Schuster & Co, St. Gallen-Zürich, 1916

Davos, 1918

Grieder - Luzern, 1918

St. Moritz, 1918

Palace Hotel - St. Moritz, 1920

Sihltal-Bahn, 1920

Altwegg & Schwab, 1921

Bider-Tag Schaufliegen Bern, 1921

Frühling in der Schweiz, 1921

L'Été en Suisse, 1921

L'Hiver en Suisse, 1921

Lötschberg Berne-Simplon, Switzerland, 1921

Palace Hotel St. Moritz, 1921

L'Automne en Suisse, 1921

Nein, 1922

Schweizerische Alpenposten, 1922

Trümmelbach Schlucht, 1922

Jungfrau Bahn Berner Oberland, Schweiz, 1924

Schuster & Co., St. Gallen & Zürich, 1924

IX Schweiz Ausstellung - (exhibition for Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture), 1925

Jungfrau Railway, Polar Dogs, 1925

Jungfraubahn, circa 1925

Bally Chaussures, 1927

Bally Sportschuhe, 1928

Jungfraubahn, 1928