Swiss poster and advertising designer Herbert Leupin was born in Beinwil am See. Leupin studied in Basel (1932-1935) and Paris (1936-1937) before opening his own graphic design studio in 1939. He quickly emerged as one of the most important poster artists in Switzerland winning many awards in the annual “Best Swiss Posters” competition. Leupin is famous for his fresh, original and humorous illustrative style. His poster creations for Coca-Cola, Swissair, Rolex, Eptinger, and Knie – to name a few of his clients – are famous around the world. Many of his posters have become highly collectible items. Leupin created several hundred posters in his lifetime and has received important awards in Switzerland, Germany and the United States. Since 1970, he worked mainly as a painter. He passed away in 1999.
This is part 5 of a 5-part series on the works of Herbert Leupin:
c1960 Kolynos toothpaste colour lithograph 130 x 90 cm |
1961 Eptinger mineral colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm |
1962 Kinderbillet-Preise für Erwachsene (Children's ticket prices for adults - railways) colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm |
1963 Plakat Druck Hug + Söhn (Poster Printer Hug & Son) colour lithograph 127.2 x 90 cm |
1963 Gyges und sein Ring (Gyges and his Ring) colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm |
1964 Pepita colour lithograph 50.3 x 90 cm |
1965 Bell colour lithograph 127 x 90 cm |
1967 Interboot Friedrichshafen (International boat exhibition on Lake Constance) colour lithograph 28 x 59 cm |
1967 Die Tat (The Act) colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm |
c1968 Slip Eminence (Briefs Eminence) colour lithograph 61 x 45 cm |
1968 Roth-Händle cigarettes colour lithograph 119 x 84 cm |
1968 Pepita colour lithograph 128 x 90.4 cm |
1968 Lago (Lake) Maggiore, Brissago colour lithograph 102 x 64 cm |
1969 Salem No.6 cigarettes colour lithograph 167 x 119 cm |
1969 Mit der Bahn an die Sonne (By train to the sun) colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm |
1970 Roth-Händle Dauerkalender (Permanent Calendar) plastic 35 x 23 cm |
1970 Clown Dimitri, Cirque Knie (Dimitri the Clown, Knie Circus) colour lithograph 127 x 91 cm |
1972-73 Abstract Musician colour lithograph 73 x 39.3 cm |
c1973 Roth-Händle Cigaretten colour lithograph 119 x 84 cm |
1981 Krone Charlie Rivel (Clown colour lithograph 49 x 34.5 cm |
Adelboden Swiss ski resort colour lithograph |
Abstract figure composition colour lithograph 38 x 28 cm |
Braunwald Swiss ski resort colour lithograph 132 x 96 cm |
Basler Ballet colour lithograph124.5 x 89 cm |
Die Tat (Swiss newspaper) colour lithograph 127.6 x 91.4 cm |
Harlequin colour lithograph on paper 92 x 63.5 cm |
L'Oell la plus belle revue du monde (L'Oell the most beautiful magazine in the world) colour lithograph 127 x 89.5 cm |
Potent Optilets colour serigraph 24.7 x 19.7 cm |
Pierrot colour lithograph 39 x 27 cm |
Switzerland for Winter Sunshine colour lithograph 100.5 x 64 cm |
Perilli Vermouth colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm |
Steinfels Lave Le Mieux (Steinfels Washes Best) colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm |
Squibb Pasta Dentifricia (tooth paste) colour lithograph |
Theatre Fauteuil, Basel, Switzerland colour lithograph 64.5 x 51 cm |
The Juggler colour lithograph or silkscreen 46 x 35 cm |
Terlenka colour lithograph 116 x 83 cm |
Zwitserland (Switzerland) colour lithograph 102 x 64 cm |
Harlequin colour lithograph on paper 92 x 63.5 cm |
Potent Optilets colour serigraph 24.7 x 19.7 cm |
Pierrot colour lithograph 39 x 27 cm |
Perilli Vermouth colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm |
Squibb Pasta Dentifricia (tooth paste) colour lithograph |