Nov 13, 2006 - Sale 2093

Sale 2093 - Lot 59

Price Realized: $ 2,880
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
PERCY TROMPF (1902-1964) AUSTRALIA IN THE SUN.
39 7/8x25 inches. Troedel & Cooper, Melbourne.
Condition A: minor repaired tears and creases in top right margin.
One of Australia's most prolific and most celebrated poster designers, Trompf is attributed with designing "thousands of advertising posters" (Australian Travel Posters p. 29). Known for his "bright, colorful and optimistic images," Trompf also utilized "natural images . . . to beguile both domestic and international tourists to various regions of Australia" (Ibid p. 29-30).