Nov 11, 2005 - Sale 2056

Sale 2056 - Lot 77

Price Realized: $ 1,380
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
ETBAUER NACH NEW YORK. Circa 1932.
46x361/4 inches.
Condition A.
Thanks to A. M. Cassandre, many graphic designers in the 1930s had a visual love affair with ship's funnels. Etbauer, who worked extensively for the Hamburg Amerika Line, takes this machine-age concept two steps further than most. Not only is this poster larger than many other contemporary images, but the American flag in the background nicely emulates billowing smoke from the funnels.