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About PLACART

Located in the heart of Zurich, PLACART specializes in original – particularly Swiss – vintage posters & in the artistic œuvre by the universal genius Le Corbusier. The gallery offers consultancy, collection advice and search on demand services for individual clients, companies, interior designers and museums. PLACART hosts regular exhibitions, accompanied by special events, and is a member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers Association (IVPDA) as well as of the association The Zurich Galleries. 2013 we published a catalogue that for the first time gave an over...Read More

PLACART

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General Dynamics, Convair 880, World's Fastest Jetliner – Original Poster
By Erik Nitsche
Located in Zurich, CH
A poster belonging to Erik Nitsche's third series for General Dynamics, promoting its Convair Company. Founded 1952, General Dynamics hired Nitsche a...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

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General Dynamics, Convair 880, World's Fastest Jetliner – Original Poster

Erik Nitsche
General Dynamics, Convair 880, World's Fastest Jetliner – Original Poster , 1959

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Norwich – The Cathedral Route Original Vintage British Travel Poster
By Frank Newbould
Located in Zurich, CH
Original Vintage Travel Poster by Frank Newbould, commissioned by LNER (The London & North Eastern Railway of England & Scotland) to promote its connection to Norwich; beautifully pr...
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Early 20th Century English School Landscape Prints

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Paper

Norwich – The Cathedral Route Original Vintage British Travel Poster

Frank Newbould
Norwich – The Cathedral Route Original Vintage British Travel Poster, ca. 1930

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Rolex Submariner – Swiss Original Vintage Poster
Located in Zurich, CH
Original Poster promoting Rolex' Submariner, reference 1680, created by Celestino Piatti, a very productive Swiss Graphic Designer (1922-2007) known for his charm and subtle humor, p...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Prints

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Paper

Rolex Submariner – Swiss Original Vintage Poster

Celestino Piatti
Rolex Submariner – Swiss Original Vintage Poster , 1974

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Modern Art at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven – Original Vintage Dutch Poster
Located in Zurich, CH
Original Vintage Poster in bright and crisp colors by the Dutch graphic design legend Wim Crouwel, advertising rather the museum's collection of works by...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Paper

Modern Art at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven – Original Vintage Dutch Poster

Wim Crouwel
Modern Art at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven – Original Vintage Dutch Poster, 1962

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Expo 1970 World Exhibition in Osaka – Original Vintage Japanese Poster
By Yusaku Kamekura
Located in Zurich, CH
Original Vintage Event Poster created 1967 by one of the best known Japanese graphic artists, Yusaku Kamekura; in 1960 he was a founding member, then ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

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Expo 1970 World Exhibition in Osaka – Original Vintage Japanese Poster

Yusaku Kamekura
Expo 1970 World Exhibition in Osaka – Original Vintage Japanese Poster, 1967

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Sandeman Porto & Sherry – Iconic Original Poster
Located in Zurich, CH
The Don: One of the most recognizable figures in poster history ever, quietly reveling in the simple delights of a glass of ruby port – typically thought of as a horseman, clad in a ...
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1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Sandeman Porto & Sherry – Iconic Original Poster

George Massiot Brown
Sandeman Porto & Sherry – Iconic Original Poster, 1928

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Werkbund – Original Swiss Exhibition Poster
Located in Zurich, CH
Original Swiss Exhibition poster by Hermann Eidenbenz (lithograph, printed by Art. Institut Grafica in Basel) advertising a show of the Basel section ...
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1930s Modern Abstract Prints

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Werkbund – Original Swiss Exhibition Poster

Hermann Eidenbenz
Werkbund – Original Swiss Exhibition Poster, 1938

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Œuvre Plastique,  Kunsthaus Zürich 1938 – lithograph, hand-signed and denoted
By Le Corbusier
Located in Zurich, CH
Le Corbusier's first (and largest) original lithograph in color. He created the poster on the occasion of his (first) solo exhibition. Print run was 100 ex. only – whereby the largest part was destroyed when used in the streets of Zurich, what makes it LCs most rare lithograph in color. Moreover: This exemplar is even hand-signed by LC and dated, as it was (meant to be) sold at the entrance of the Kunsthaus Zürich...
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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Œuvre Plastique,  Kunsthaus Zürich 1938 – lithograph, hand-signed and denoted

Le Corbusier
Œuvre Plastique,  Kunsthaus Zürich 1938 – lithograph, hand-signed and denoted, 1937

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Bouteilles – lithograph, hand-signed and numbered
By Le Corbusier
Located in Zurich, CH
Together with "Les Musiciennes" one of the largest and most sought after lithographs by Le Corbusier – a purist still-life –, printed by Mourlot on Arches after a collage by LC. Pr...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Paper

Bouteilles – lithograph, hand-signed and numbered

Le Corbusier
Bouteilles – lithograph, hand-signed and numbered, 1960

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St. Moritz – Original Swiss Winter Poster
Located in Zurich, CH
Original Swiss Travel Poster promoting St. Moritz as winter destination, featuring Germaine Aussey, then a famous French actress. Created by Walter Herdeg who – together with Herber...
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1930s Modern Landscape Prints

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Paper

St. Moritz – Original Swiss Winter Poster

Walter Herdeg
St. Moritz – Original Swiss Winter Poster, 1937

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Italian Design 1945 till today – Original Vintage Poster
Located in Zurich, CH
Original poster designed by Pierre Mendell (1929 – 2008) & Klaus Oberer (*1937) promoting an exhibition 1988 at Die Neue Sammlung in Munich on "Italian ...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Prints

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Italian Design 1945 till today – Original Vintage Poster

Pierre Mendell, Klaus Oberer
Italian Design 1945 till today – Original Vintage Poster , 1988

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Panair do Brasil, DC7-C – Original Swiss Vintage Poster
Located in Zurich, CH
Rather difficult to get more abstraction than Mary Vieira in her design for the promotion of Panair in Switzerland: The wide sky and the (at least then) se...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

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Paper

Panair do Brasil, DC7-C – Original Swiss Vintage Poster

Mary Vieira
Panair do Brasil, DC7-C – Original Swiss Vintage Poster , 1957

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More About PLACART

Our light and airy, generously appointed premises, in the heart of Zurich.

Le Corbusier & Original Vintage Posters – that's PLACART.

In the foreground: "Les Musiciennes" by Le Corbusier, lithograph, hand-signed.

Shop window during our exhibition "Le Corbusier, the artist – Works from six decades", spring/summer 2019.

Shop window during our exhibition "Sky Society – Original Vintage Swissair Posters", Winter 2019/20.

Exhibition view "Sky Society – Original Vintage Swissair Posters", Winter 2019/20.

Exhibition view "Le Corbusier, the artist – Works from six decades", spring/summer 2019.

Exhibition view "Le Corbusier, the artist – Works from six decades", spring/summer 2019.

Our shop window, on a sunny day.

"Made in Switzerland" – book on the beginnings and the development of Swiss Product Posters; concept and texts on the history by PLACART.

Featured Creators
Le CorbusierWalter AllnerFrank NewbouldKurt Wirth