AAGE RASMUSSEN (1913-1975) DSB. 1937. 39x24 1/4 inches, 99 1/4x61 1/2 cm. Andreasen & Lachmann, Copenhagen. Condition B+: horizontal folds; creases and abrasions in margins and image; tears at edges; tape on verso. Paper. Rasmussen was a Danish illustrator and poster designer. This poster, considered to be his best, uses the perspective created by the tracks to draw the viewer's eye to the horizon from which a train approaches at full speed. The asymmetric typography is organized perpendicularly to the meter that shows the speed: 120 kmh. Metiers Publicité 1939 p. 94, Weill no. 469.
