May 09, 2013 - Sale 2313

Sale 2313 - Lot 86

Price Realized: $ 480
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
SANDBERG, WILLEM; and ZWART, PIET. 2 printed sheets by Sandberg, sent to Zwart. Each a single 8vo sheet, folded in 4, accompanied by original mailing envelope stamped and postmarked 4 March, 1936 from Gramenhage. (IO). The Hague, 1936

Additional Details

The first sheet is a printed letter in green and orange on Commissie voor Practische Kleurenpsychologie letterhead, with 9 members of the committee listed (with Sandberg as head of their graphic arts division). Together with another sheet printed with the single word "merci" in Sandberg's "torn letter" type, in navy and red, with his handwritten statement [to Zwart] "for your friendship and guidance - lida + will - ". The envelope is addressed "den WelEd. Gestr.Heer Arch. Piet Zwart/Rijksstraatweg 290/Wassenaar." A unique item with a wonderful association between two masters of Modern Dutch Design.