Edouard Elzingre Art

This oil painting by Swiss artist Edouard Elzingre is framed in beige-painted wood and depicts La Porte Neuve, a significant square in present-day Geneva. Although painted in the early 1900s, Elzingre seems to depict a pleasant day from the early 1800s, based on the presence of the drawbridge, which was demolished in the mid-1800s. The towering drawbridge can be seen in front of several cream-colored buildings with brown roofs that reach up to the blue sky. Behind the nearest building are the barely visible tops of verdant trees, which wrap around the left side of the canvas. In front of the drawbridge is a black and yellow carriage being pulled by four white horses. A coachman dressed in orange sits on a gold coachbox, wearing black riding boots and a tricorne hat. Although partially obscured, a footman rides on the back of the coach, apparently clad in a similar livery. A young boy in brown and olive walks beside the lead horses...

Édouard Elzingre, born July 2, 1880 in Neuchâtel and died July 4, 1966 in Geneva, is a Swiss painter, poster artist and illustrator. Work on paper Green wooden frame with glass pane...

Édouard Elzingre, born July 2, 1880 in Neuchâtel and died July 4, 1966 in Geneva, is a Swiss painter, poster artist and illustrator. Work on canvas

Original vintage travel advertising poster published by Swiss Federal Railways: A Country worth seeing The canton of Neuchatel Switzerland. Great artwork by Edouard Elzingre (1880-1966) featuring a watch maker...