May 03, 2010 - Sale 2213

Sale 2213 - Lot 89

Price Realized: $ 922
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
OTTO BAUMBERGER (1889-1961) ART. INSTITUT ORELL FÜSSLI. 1928.
50x35 3/4 inches, 127x91 cm. Orell Fussli, Zurich.
Condition B+: repaired tears and creases in margins.
Baumberger was one the most prolific Swiss graphic designers, and also one of the most versatile. His posters switched nimbly between minimal typographic creations, abstract and realistic landscapes, the near photographic representation of objects via the Neue Sachlichkeit and concise Art Deco designs. This typographic poster promoes the different services available from one of Zurich's top printing houses. Baumberger 145, Realisme 37.