SUDBAHNHOTEL -SEMMERING AUSTRIA

This is an original vintage travel poster for the Sudbahnhotel in Semmering featuring an elegant image of people skiing slopeside in front of the imposing Grand Hotel with mountains and abundantly snow-covered tree tops on both sides. The social aspect of skiing comes out w/ the group of skiers relaxing in the foreground, including even one gentleman smoking a pipe watching the action on the adjoining trail. The artis is Austrian by the name of Hermann Kosel.
The Sudbahnhotel / South Railway Hotel was opened in 1882 and Semmering is a very popular tourist destination celebrated for hiking, winter sports and as a spa R A R E!