May 06, 2002 - Sale 1935

Sale 1935 - Lot 51

Price Realized: $ 2,875
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
JAP GIDDING NENIJTO / ROTTERDAM TENTOONSTELLUNG. 1928.
43x31 1/2 inches. Kuhn & Zoon, Rotterdam.
Condition B+: repaired tears and restored losses through top left margin; minor staining in image. Japan.
A remarkably sober and elegant image for a 1928 exhibition in Rotterdam. Almost nothing is known about the artist, but like many Dutch designers, he was clearly influenced by Indonesian graphics, as seen in his rendering of the black bird. He was also a master typographer creating outstanding lettering for this mysterious masterpiece.