May 06, 2002 - Sale 1935

Sale 1935 - Lot 33

Price Realized: $ 2,990
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
ORION. 1922.
49 1/2x37 inches.
Condition B+: restoration along vertical and horizontal folds; minor repaired tears in margins.
The lightbulb has always been an inspirational subject for poster artists (for example Peter Behrens, for AEG, and Lucian Bernhard for OSRAM). For Orion, Bortnyik plays with the spherical shape of the bulb, puting it into perspective with the earth through blue circles of light creating a well-balanced image with nice spacial atmosphere.