May 25, 2017 - Sale 2449

Sale 2449 - Lot 318

Price Realized: $ 750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
JOSEF ALBERS (1888-1976) 10TH NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL / LINCOLN CENTER. 1972.
50x26 inches, 127x66 cm. HKL Ltd., [Boston.]
Condition A. Silkscreen. Paper.
When Lincoln Center first opened in 1962, philanthropist and art collector Vera List saw the appeal of posters created by prominent artists to promote upcoming events and went about recruiting such designers for their productions. She also established the Vera List Art Project, through which artist-designed prints could be sold on behalf of Lincoln Center. Beginning with Larry Rivers' 1963 poster design for the first Film Festival, the series has steadily maintained its connection with prominent artists including Andy Warhol, Saul Bass, Roy Lichtenstein, Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Rauschenberg and many others - each artist being free to design a poster in their own style. The list of artists who have participated is a veritable who's-who of Contemporary art.