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Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
DAVID KLEIN (1918-2005) FLY TWA / NEW YORK. 1956. 39x25 inches, 99x63 1/2 cm. Condition B / B+: loss along bottom margin; minor tears and creases at edges. Paper. A bright, abstract, kaleidoscopic view of Times Square, with its billboards, signs, lights, traffic, energy and excitement; in Day-Glo electric colors which further convey the visual splendor of the city. This is the rare, first printing of the poster, which features a detailed image of a TWA Constellation. Later versions depict the silhouette of a jet plane. A year after it was issued, a copy of this poster was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art for their permanent collection. Metzl p. 166, Airways p. 148 (var).
