Barcelona / Ciudad de Invierno. 1911.

Artist: CARLOS VERGER FIORETTI (1872-1929)
Size: 49 3/4 x 36 in./126.5 x 91.5 cm
Condition: B-/ Restored tears at folds.
Printer: Henrich, Barcelona
Reference: Ref: Cataluña, 234; PAI-XXXIX, 507
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Spain; Travel

Barcelona / Ciudad de Invierno. 1911.
This two-sheet travel promotion gives us a shipboard couple drenched in the sultry hues of a Mediterranean sunset as they arrive in the port of Barcelona, their layers of clothing soon to be as unnecessary as any remaining workplace tensions. The poster was produced in several languages (for the French version, see PAI-XXVII, 607); this particular version was used to lure domestic (and other Spanish-speaking) vacationers to winter sojourns on the Catalan capital’s shores amidst the hills of Montjuïc, Vallvidrera, and Tibidabo. Though born in Paris, Verger received his artistic training in Madrid and is considered to be a Spanish artist. He painted landscapes and portraits, but was best known as an engraver and posterist.