MARK VON ARENBURG (DATES UNKNOWN) FLY TO AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND BY CLIPPER / PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS. Circa 1947.
42x28 inches, 106 3/4x71 cm.
Condition B+: margins entirely airbrushed. Partial silkscreen.
Von Arenburg is best known for his series of vibrant travel posters advertising travel via Clipper with Pan American World Airways. His distinctive style remains consistent throughout his designs for destinations such as Mexico, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Alaska, and, as in this case, Australia and New Zealand. "Mark von Arenburg, whose series of at least sixteen posters for Pan Am was displayed in ticket offices around the world, exemplifies the anonymous nature of commercial design. No information seems to be available on this artist who must have been a prolific designer in his time" (Pan Am p. 170). In addition to the indigenous wildlife, skyline and sporting opportunities, the artist also includes a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, which was in use from 1949 to 1963. rare. Pan Am p. 179, not in New Zealand.