Sunday 4 December 2011

No Ski Snow

England isn't the only country to be hit by drought caused by an unusually warm and dry Autumn. In Switzerland and Austria, ski resorts are bemoaning a lack of snow. In Davos and St Moritz snow cannons have been used to open a few runs (title link). So, it looks as though British jet-setters might have to settle for a trip to South Kensington, London, where Christie's will be holding its 14th consecutive Ski Sale - the only dedicated ski sale in the world - on 25 January 2012. Prices for vintage ski posters range from £600 up to £20,000. The beautiful example above is Anton Christoffel's painting for the poster WINTER IN ST MORITZ, ENGADIN (1907).

2 Comments:

At 5/12/11, Anonymous Ski Vacations said...

Poster making contest for skiing... this is great! even in artwork, skiing is also great.

 
At 5/12/11, Blogger Unknown said...

If the travel industry would put up some cash for a prize, I'm sure artists would create more skiing posters like this one.

 

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