The Spellbinding Summits of Haute-Engadine — A Journey Through Swiss Majesty

A Postcard from the Gods: Step into the Untouched Grandeur of Switzerland

With every elegant brushstroke, this mesmerising vintage poster by F. Hugo d’Alesi—visionary of romance and rail—transports you to the soul-stirring splendour of the Haute-Engadine, that most crystalline jewel of the Swiss Alps. Issued by Chemins de Fer de l’Est, this rare travel lithograph is not merely a work of art—it is an invocation, a whisper from the high places of Europe calling one home.

Observe how the eye is led like a carriage on a winding alpine road, descending past pine-clad slopes and snow-fed lakes, down to the silken sapphire of the Lake of Sils, framed by glaciers as if cradled by nature’s own arms. In the foreground, a coach—four horses strong—emerges from the cool shadow of a cliff, echoing the age of grand tours and handwritten letters. In a corner vignette, a view of the glacier near Pontresina shimmers like frozen lace beneath spring blossoms, a paradox of permanence and fragility rendered with heartbreaking grace.

Lovingly restored and printed in England on premium 200 gsm heavyweight semi-gloss paper, this reproduction captures every lustrous nuance and atmospheric shade. With a silk finish that glows without glare, and a humidity- and scratch-resistant surface, it is designed to endure like the mountains it depicts.

This is for the adventurous romantic, the cultivated dreamer, the collector of grandeur—for the one who sees walls not as boundaries but as canvases of reverie. Hung in a parlour, nestled above a writing desk, or standing proud in a study, this piece breathes alpine air into any room.

Embrace the exaltation of Switzerland’s wildest beauty—where meadows are orchestras of silence and snowcapped peaks speak in the noble tongue of eternity. Let this piece not just hang, but sing.