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Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
GERT SELLHEIM (1901-1970)
AUSTRALIA. 1957.
39 3/4x25 1/4 inches, 101x64 cm. McLaren & Co., Ltd., Melbourne. Condition A- / B+: small repaired tears at edges; creases, abrasions and foxing in margins, some slightly affecting image; skinning at top edge, from tape.
Estonian-born Sellheim studied architecture in Germany and Austria before migrating to Australia in 1926. He worked as an architect for two years and then began designing posters. Along with James Northfield and Percy Trompf, Sellheim is considered to be one of the finest artists to design travel posters in Australia in the 1930s. He brings to his work an element of the European avant-garde, and his posters are "distinguished by their innovative design, in particular the use of montage" (Trading Places 29). He is most famous for designing the flying kangaroo logo for Qantas airlines. Poster Art in Australia p. 42.
