May 05, 2011 - Sale 2246

Sale 2246 - Lot 97

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
ADOLF HALLMAN (1893-1968) VI SOM GÅR KÖKSVÄGEN. 1935.
47 1/4x34 1/2 inches, 120x97 1/2 cm. J. Olsens Litografiska Anstalt, Stockholm.
Condition B+: tears and creases at edges; horizontal fold. Paper.
"We who use the Servant's entrance" was a Swedish movie originally released in 1932. Film poster design flourished in Sweden between the wars. Artists like Eric Rohman, Curt Peters and Einar Nerman took graphic cues from German designers and created captivating images constructed of flat tones and images with no outline.