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RICHARD NICOLAÜS ROLAND-HOLST (1868-1938) VOLKS -UNIVERSITEIT. 1920. 37 1/4x26 3/4 inches, 94 1/2x68 cm. Teulings. Condition B+: abrasions in image; tape residue on edges; cardboard strip affixed to top margin. Paper. Roland-Holst was a multi-talented artist who worked in many different media. 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 crowds thirst for knowledge is slaked by the liquid being poured. As usual with Roland-Holst, the poster is printed in black and white with small traces of orange.
