Feb 12, 2015 - Sale 2373

Sale 2373 - Lot 46

Price Realized: $ 3,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
HERBERT MATTER (1907-1984) ALL ROADS LEAD TO SWITZERLAND. 1935.
40x25 1/4x101 1/2x64 cm.
Condition B+: creases and abrasions in margins and image; minor tears at edges; pin holes in corners. Paper.
Herbert Matter was a pioneer and early master of photomontage. This poster is part of the extraordinary series of Swiss travel posters he made between 1934-36, all consisting of close-up images that seem to spring out at the viewer, against a background of clever montages. This is the English version. Word & Image p. 74, Voyage p. 153 (var), Modern Poster 179 (var), Fotoplakate, p. 120 (var), Muller-Brockmann 150 (var), Margadant 281, Art Deco p. 71, Encylopedie de l'Affiche p. 214, Avant Garde p. 175 (var).