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Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
PETER BIRKHÄUSER (1911-1976)
SÄNGERFEST / BASEL. 1935.
48 1/2x35 1/2 inches, 123 1/4x90 1/4 cm. Wassermann & Co., Basel. Condition B: tape-staining and small losses in small margins; top margin trimmed off; replaced losses at top edge; repaired tears, creases, abrasions and restoration at edges and along vertical and horizontal folds; repaired pin holes in corners. Mounted on Japan.
Peter Birkhäuser studied at the Decorative Arts School in Basel and apprenticed in Stoecklin's studio before setting out on his own as a poster designer. He became one of Switzerland's most accomplished "New Objectivity" artists, designing posters for brands such as PKZ, Globus, Rheinbrucke and Bata. In a twist of irony and shift in mid-life creative interests, Birkauser moved on from his signature realistic object design to a new fascination with illustrating images from thousands of his dreams. His friendship and mentorship with Carl Jung led to a less popularly-received late-career oeuvre of psychoanalyzed dreamscape paintings.
