Feb 20 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2695 -

Sale 2695 - Lot 279

Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000

KEES VAN DER LAAN (1903-1983)

VEILIG VLUG VOORDEELIG VERWARMD. Circa 1935.

39½x24½ inches, 101¼x62¼ cm.
Condition A-: minor restoration at edges; minor creases in image and along unobtrusive horizontal fold.

Van der Laan spent three formative years in Paris, 1924-1927, a time when French Art Deco was flourishing. His Art Deco sensibilities were further reinforced when, back in Holland, he encountered Cassandre's work for Dutch clients. Van der Laan's posters reflect his versatility with the airbrush and an affinity for transportation in the Machine Age. "Van der Laan created this design for winter railway service after he published his more famous images for the National Luchtvaartschool, and this work shows a more mature and ambitious take on composition and line. Cutting through the night, the train wages war against the fury of a storm. . . Yet while trees bend in the winds and rain relentlessly streaks through the sky, the engine forges on, the lone figure of its steadfast conductor shown in silhouette against the glow of burning coals. Below the four Vs of the winter railway service are announced: safe, quick, cheap, and heated" (Crouse p. 262).

Crouse p. 262.
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