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OLAF GULBRANSSON (1873-1958) ZUST. 1907. 24x34 inches. C. Wolf, Munich. Condition B+: restored losses in corners; repaired tears in margins. Norwegian-born Gulbransson spent some time in Paris before settling in Munich where he actively worked for the magazine Simplicissimus and occasionally designed posters. Another Simplicissimus artist, Thomas Theodore Heine, had already created a poster for the Zust automobile (using Simplicissimus's emblematic bull dog, which he, himself, had designed) and it was most likely through him that Gulbransson got this commission. Using his pure, minimalist style with flat colors, he creates a dynamic composition with the massive dark form of the car arriving at the top of a hill in a cloud of smoke and dust. The overall effect is a marvelous combination of masses of color and the interplay of light and shadow. DFP III 1122, Munchen no. 166.
