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One sheet This is an original 1950s vintage Austrian winter travel and sports poster titled "Austria / The door to winter sport" created by artist Hans Ebner. Key Details & Background Artist: Designed by the Austrian graphic artist Hans Ebner around 1950.Publisher: Commissioned by the Österreichische Fremdenverkehrswerbung (Austrian Federal Government Travel Promotion Bureau) to promote Alpine ski tourism after World War II. Printer: Originally printed in Vienna, Austria by the renowned lithographic printers Bruder Rosenbaum. Visual Elements: The artwork features a stylized skier in classic mid-century winter attire leaning against an open wooden doorway. The open doors frame a snow-covered mountain valley complete with a remote ski lift, a church steeple, and distant peaks.Language Variants Depending on the target audience it was distributed to, the typography at the bottom varies across original prints: AUSTRIA (English version, pictured) ÖSTERREICH (German version) AUTRICHE (French version) |
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