This is a fine art lithograph. It’s an original work of fine art which was produced at the prestigious S2 Atelier in New York City in 1997. It was inspired by a poster first created in 1933. These fine art lithographs are recreations of the original. Great care was taken to precisely re-create the artists original image. Most of the chromists hand draw directly onto specially prepared surfaces that are then transferred onto lithographic plates. Lithography involves creating hand drawn plates, one for each color, which are then ‘pulled’ through antique printing presses one color at a time. The resulting lithograph is in pure color, as opposed to the dot structure which occurs in the photographic process of modern printing. At the heart of the S2 Atelier are it’s two rare, French made Marinoni Voirin ‘editioning’ printing presses ‘ they both date back to the mid 19th century. These are the best fine art lithographs made in the industry today. You cannot find anything better than these. Eric De Coulon created this poster advertising the pure air, health and, pleasure” of winter sports in the Alps and Jura mountain ranges.The crisscrossing of the parallel shadows of the skiers and the trails they create as they ski down these mountain ranges, creates a wonderful harmony between the skiers and the Mountainside.Eric De Coulon (1888-1965) was a Swiss artist who studied architecture at the Polytechnicum in Zurich. He worked with Galleries Lafayette, starting in 1917, where he created announcements, catalogs, window designs and advertisements, but became prominent throughout Europe for his travel posters.”