Édouard Elzingre (1880–1966) was a Swiss painter, poster artist and illustrator. He produced posters and illustrations for the Atar printing house in Geneva in 1906. In 1907, he settled permanently in Geneva and illustrated children’s books. In 1910, he worked as a press cartoonist for the Messager boiteux in Vevey and later the Tribune de Genève. In 1914, he produced the official postcards for the festival celebrating the centenary of Geneva’s entry into the Swiss Confederation.
Elzingre became very well known for the illustrations he produced for the book La nuit de l’Escalade by Alexandre Guillot (1915). His original watercolors were exhibited in 1915 at the Musée d’art et d’histoire in Geneva and this historical imagery would leave a lasting mark on the imagination of the people of Geneva.
In 1920, Elzingre returned to Paris with his family. There he produced illustrations for children's literature, the circus world and the Fratellini, which he published in Histoire de trois clowns des Fratellini (1923). In 1924, the family returned to Geneva and he resumed his activities as an illustrator and poster artist.
Here below is a collection of vintage posters that illustrated by Édouard Elzingre from between the 1910s and 1930s.
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| Genève et le Mont-Blanc, 1910 |
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| Concours de Musique Carouge, Geneve, 1910 |
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| Motosacoche, circa 1910 |
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| Utomobiles Martini, 1911 |
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| La Belle Escalade, circa 1912 |
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| XXième Anniversaire du Rétablissement des Jeux Olympiques, 1914 |
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| Théâtre, Genève à travers les âges, 1919 |
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| Un Pays a visiter, le Canton de Neuchâtel, Suisse, circa 1920s |
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| Bâtiment électoral à la Foire de Genève, 1921 |
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| Fonctionnaires, Votez: NON!, 1922 |
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| Le prélèvement en nature, Votez. NON!, 1922 |
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| Si la loi passe, contrôle de l'Etat, Votez: NON, 1922 |
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| La Fête de la jeunesse et de la joie de Jaques-Dalcroze, Genève 1923, 1923 |
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| Fête des fleurs, Corso et bataille de fleurs, 1924 |
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| Skis Delacroixriche, Genève, 1924 |
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| Comptoir d'escompte, Genève, souscrivez, 1925 |
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| Genève, Et Le Mont-Blanc, 1925 |
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| Roli, Modernes Enthaarungsmittel, Epilatoire Moderne, circa 1925 |
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| Concours hippique international, Genève, 1926 |
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| Fête de Saint-Gervais, 1926 |
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| 2ème concours hippique international, Genève, 1927 |
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| 3ème concours hippique international, Genève, 1928 |
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| Fête des Fleurs, Genève, 1928 |
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| 4ème concours hippique international, Genève, 1929 |
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| Genève 1929, Poème et Jeux du Rhône, 1929 |
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| 9. Internationale Automobil und Fahrrad Ausstellung, 1932 |
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| Concours Hippique International, Genève, 1934 |
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| Exposition canine, Genève, 1934 |
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| Genève 1934, Concours hippique international, 1934 |
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| St-Prex, Fête du centenaire 1234-1934, Grand cortège historique, 1934 |
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| The Golden Pass Route, Switzerland, 1934 |
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| Aigle, Concours Hippique Courses, September 1935 |
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| Citoyen protège ton pays, Vote la liste Libérale, 1935 |
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| Le zoo de Genève, circa 1935 |
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| The Golden Pass Route, Switzerland, circa 1935 |
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| Vin blanc de Genève, la Genevoise, circa 1935 |
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| La maison genevoise aux Palais des expositions, 1937 |
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| Pully, Mai 1937, XIème Fête Cantonale des Musiques Vaudoises, 1937 |
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| 8ème concours hippique international à Genève, 1938 |
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| 125ème Anniversaire du Premier Juin 1814, 1939 |
Elzingre’s talent in capturing movement and emotion in his illustrations is unmatched! It’s fascinating to see how he was influenced by the circus world.
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