May 10, 2016 - Sale 2414

Sale 2414 - Lot 207

Price Realized: $ 500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
DESIGNER UNKNOWN LA MARQUE DU BON OPTICIEN.
50 1/4x35 3/4 inches, 128x90 1/2 cm. Rothmayr & Wagner / Bollmann, Zürich.
Condition A-: minor abrasions along edges; creases in margins and image; pin holes in corners. Paper.
The level of quality of the Swiss Decorative Art schools both in Basel and Zürich was so high that it helped inspire posters like this. Although unsigned, it is the work of an artist who clearly learned the rules of visual communication, and how to create graphics with international appeal.