May 07, 2007 - Sale 2113

Sale 2113 - Lot 196

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
LADISLAV SUTNAR (1897-1976) VISUAL DESIGN IN ACTION. 1961.
18x23 1/8 inches.
Condition A: vertical and horizontal folds. Paper.
A black and white poster promoting Sutnar's book and exhibition of the same name, with the poster mirroring the design on the cover of the book. By the early 1960s, Sutnar had lost his job with Sweets catalogues, and this exhibition was an attmept by some of his colleagues to get his name, tenets of functional design and his talent for information graphics out before the public in order to attract commissions.