NIKLAUS STOECKLIN (1896-1982) BINACA. 1941.
13x9 inches, 33x23 cm. Wasserman A.G., Basel.
Condition A. Paper. Matted and framed.
After designing images in a geometric Art Deco style (Gaba, 1927) and toying with surrealism (PKZ, 1934), Stoecklin turned towards the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity). In this style, not only were products rendered in a hyperrealistic manner, without abstraction or interpretation, but lithographic techniques were also used at an elevated and precise level, allowing for clearer, crisper printing than ever before. Stoecklin was clearly a master of this form (inaugurating the style with this and another image for Meta briquettes). This is the rare small, window card format. This is the German version. Stoecklin 32, Realismes 76 (var), Swiss Posters p. 210, Design Graphique p. 59, Encyclopedie de l'Affiche p. 98, MoMA 313.1999, Magic of Things 40 (var).