PAUL SCHUITEMA (1897-1973) MONDRIAN / HAAGS GEMEENTEMUSEUM. 1972. 21 1/2x15 1/2 inches, 54 1/2x39 1/2 cm. Dijkman, The Hague. Condition B+: creases in image. Paper. In the 1920s, Paul Schuitema and Piet Zwart used new typography and photography in pure, Constructivist ways, leading them to become the fathers of modern Dutch graphic design. His style had its roots in the philosophy of de Stijl and the precepts of the Bauhaus and Constructivists. A teacher at the Royal Academy in The Hague, Schuitema's virtuosity at photomontage, New Typography and graphic design tricks, such as overprinting, influenced the next generation of Dutch designers. Towards the end of his life he designed a few posters for exhibitions which paid tribute to other members of the Dutch avant-garde, using the specific visual vocabulary that characterized their work.
