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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
FRIEDER GRINDLER (1941- ) "SEID NETT ZU MR. SLOANE." 1968. 33x23 1/2 inches, 83 3/4x59 3/4 cm. Domberger, Filderstadt. Condition A: light creasing in image. Paper. Grindler, who studied at both the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart and the Kassel Art Academy, ultimately made his mark in the graphic world by applying the use of photography to the posters he designed for German theatres. Along with Hans Hillman and Gunther Rambow, he pioneered a new approach to the medium - not representing what was visible but rather, questioning it. While his black-and-white photomontages are technical masterpieces, they also evoke the essence of the plays they are promoting in a striking manner. This early poster for the play, "Be Kind to Mr. Sloane," was for his first large client, the Tubinger Zimmertheater, for whom he worked for many years to come. If the image looks familiar its because the same idea has been used by many artists since.
