A panoramic view of the Pyrenees including the Gavarnie Cirque and Waterfall, and the Peak de Bergons.
c1840. Watercolor, graphite and grayish ink on two sheets of cream laid paper with an 1836, M, and smiling sun watermark, 10 1/4 x 25 7/8 inches (260 x 658 mm), the full sheet. Titled in ink in French on the recto. In very good condition with minor edge wear including creasing and nicks. A splendid panorama with each of the major peaks and point of interest labeled and identified in French.
The iconic symbol of the Swiss resort, the "Sun of St. Moritz," was adopted from early European heraldic marks and rebranded around 1930 by graphic designer Walter Herdeg. The image was patented in 1937 by spa director Walter Amstutz, becoming the world's first visual trademark for a tourist destination.
Item number: 2348
Price: $2,300.00
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