RICHARD N. ROLAND-HOLST (1868-1938) VOLKS - UNIVERSITEIT / HILVERSUM. 1920. 41x28 inches, 104x71 cm. Graf. Kunstinrichting, [Amsterdam.] Condition B+: vertical and horizontal folds; minor restoration at edges. Roland-Holst was a multi-talented artist who worked in many different mediums. He was the Dutch champion of Art Nouveau and went on to become the director of the Rijks Akademie in Amsterdam. Of the sixteen posters he designed during his career (between 1910 and 1920), nine were for the theatre. This poster was one of his last, but adheres to his standard construction. The image is built on a strict vertical axis with geometrical elements and antique columns. The image depicts an allegory of education in which the crowd's thirst for knowledge is slaked by the liquid being poured by a muse. As usual with Roland-Holst, the poster is printed in black-and-white with small traces of orange.
