Ski Austria KLM Skier Airline Skiing Kosel

£1,250.00

Original vintage travel poster for Austria / Autriche issued by KLM - Fly KLM The Skiers' Airline with John and Lois Jay - Sun, Snow and Fun in Austria. Great image of a snowy scene by the Austrian artist Hermann Kosel (1896-1983) featuring people wrapped up warmly with blankets on a traditionally decorated sleigh / sledge being pulled by two horses with skiers on a slope, a church spire and snow covered chalets on the mountains in the background, the stylised lettering above and below. KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij / Royal Dutch Airlines; since 1919) is the flag carrier of the Netherlands. An early promoter of skiing, John Jay (1915-2000) was a notable American ski filmmaker who shared his unique style and passion for skiing, from rope pulls to heli-skiing, through filming, travel adventure lectures, books and articles; he married Lois Goodnow in 1942 and the couple travelled and filmed together; they divorced in 1973. Printed in Austria, for the Austrian Federal Government by Bruder Rosenbaum, Vienna. Good condition, restored tears, backed on linen.

Country

Austria

Year

1947

Style

Ski Posters

Artist

Hermann Kosel

Size (cm)

95x64