Description: Here's a beauty that's been in my collection for 40 years; this circa 1906 postcard from Photoglob Company (Zurich, Switzerland) is most likely the first fantasy image of Die Jungfrau, Zurich Switzerland. William Ouellette included it in his 1975 book, Fantasy Postcards where he described it as follows:Man, with his instinct for creating metaphors, has always enjoyed finding human and animal images in nature: a bull in the stars, a face in a cloud, and in this instance, a beautiful young woman on a mountain. One cannot know for certain how long some of the Alps have had their names, but surely the Jungfrau has been a virgin for centuries and the subject of many tales. An anonymous Swiss artist with knowledge of his folklore and a keen imagination has invented this remarkable image which poses many intersting questions … The feeling of night with its heavy sky, the sense of sleep, and the abandon of dreams is pervasive. The moon spies on the scene and sheds light, but not enough to answer our questions. Is this image the virgin’s dream, the mountain climbers’ fantasy, or a dream-fantasy of our own? Should we be voyeurs, like the moon, or dream our own dream? Buyer will pay an additional $1 for 1st class postage
Price: 5 USD
Location: Ojai, California
End Time: 2024-11-09T21:00:35.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
City: Zürich
Subject: Fantasy
Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
Country: Switzerland
Postage Condition: Unposted
Year Manufactured: 1906
Continent: Europe
Signed: No
Region: Zürich
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Brand/Publisher: Photoglob Company Zurich, Switzerland
