1940s St Moritz Piz Nair Ski Poster

Artist Martin Peikert's dynamic style has created this practically three-dimensional original ski poster from the 1940s. The artist applies a bright energy to various elements: the cable transporting the aerial tramway appears more as a beam of light emanating from the peak of the Piz Nair, the lemon yellow title sweeps across and up through the sky, objects glow and move against an ivory landscape.

The lithograph in full colour was printed in 1948 by Wolfsburg A.G Zurich to highlight attractive areas of the already popular ski resort of St.Moritz, Switzerland. This incredibly scarce piece by the renowned Swiss artist has been terrifically maintained, including preservation linen-backing.

In A- condition - there may be some slight dirt, fold, tears or bubble or other minor restoration, but most unobtrusive, or the poster was folded but is otherwise flawless.

A key attraction to this type of memorabilia is their usability: unlike the one-off pleasure of a bottle of wine or stamps stowed away in an album, these posters are works of art made to be displayed - ideally in a ski lodge and increasingly in the home too.

For anyone who's ever curled up with a chocolat chaud and fondue after a day on the slopes or stepped outside their chalet to a landscape of immaculate fresh powder under an icy blue sky, skiing is a captivating experience that offers thrill and indulgence in equal measure. It's no surprise then that images reminding people of their time in these mountain paradises have become such popular and sought-after collectibles.

Before the widespread use of photography these posters were designed by French and Swiss artists who were trained in traditional techniques of illustration such as stone lithography, and commissioned by hotels or regional tourist bodies, making these fine pieces true and valid works of art. By the 60's there was a shift to incorporating photography into posters and these too are now eminently collectible and starkly beautiful works.