FRANCIS BERNARD (1900-1979) AEG OLYMPIA. Circa 1935. 44 1/2x29 3/4 inches, 113x75 1/2 cm. Paul Martial, Paris. Condition B / B+: repaired tears, creases, abrasions, restoration and overpainting in margins and image; foxing in lower right corner; horizontal creases. A graphically appealing photomontage with an almost hypnotic array of diagonal lines (the poster's title parallel with the typewriter's cartridge, and a line of text rising to echo the motion of paper being removed). One of two posters designed by Bernhard for the same product, the other one featuring a man typing against a green background.
