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Swissair / Metropolitan. 1956.

Sold for $1,200 at Poster Auctions International Inc on Mar 14, 2021.

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Lot description

ARTIST: KURT WIRTH (1917-1986) SIZE: 35 1/2 x 50 7/8 in./90.2 x 128 cm PRINTER: Hallwag, Berne DESCRIPTION: Wirth gives us effective in-your-face graphics for the recently reorganized Swiss airline. The nose-on view of the Metropolitan craft—seen here in its premiere year of service—is impressive in the extreme, but the recreation of the radar-equipped “Newest Airliner in European Service” as it bullets the blue skies with its technological prowess is inspirational as well. The Convair plane was the most efficient final piston-powered aircraft of its time, staying in production until 1976. Though its navigational features are the focal point here, it also featured a pressurized passenger cabin that was touted as the plane "that won't hurt your ears." (Modern; Aviation; Travel; German & Swiss)

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