Nov 09, 2023 - Sale 2652

Sale 2652 - Lot 183

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

GUUS MELAI (1923-2000)

IRELAND / TRAVEL IN COMFORT. 1950s.


39 3/4x25 inches, 101x63 1/2 cm. Hely's Limited, Dublin.
Condition A-: water stains at top, affecting margins and text; minor tears at edges; minor creases in image. Paper.

"Gus [sic] Melai was one of a number of Dutch artists attracted to Ireland by advertising work for Aer Lingus and Bord Fáilte in the 1950s. They brought a fresh graphic art to Irish travel posters" (www.museum.ie).