Aug 03, 2023 - Sale 2643

Sale 2643 - Lot 353

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

DAVID KLEIN (1918-2005)

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. 1955.


80x42 1/2 inches, 203 1/4x108 cm.
Condition B: creases, abrasions, repaired tears and restoration in margins, image and along vertical and horizontal folds; minor losses at edges. Two-sheets.

Though best-known for his bright and bold travel posters of the 50s and 60s, Klein worked as Art Director a theatrical advertising agency, in the late 1940s, making way for many theater poster commissions. Klein designed posters and artwork for shows including Death of a Salesman, Brigadoon, Most Happy Fella, The Music Man, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.