SASCHA MAURER (1897-1961) ATLANTIC CITY / PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Circa 1940.
40 1/4x25 1/4 inches, 102 1/4x64 cm.
Condition B: extensive overpainting in margins and upper image; replaced losses, repaired tears and overpainting in image, corners and along vertical and horizontal folds; staining from glue residue on verso, showing through.
With the sea wind in her hair, a woman shields her eyes from the bright Atlantic sun. Her back to the ocean, she faces Atlantic City's boardwalk, reflections of which are visible in the green lenses of her sunglasses. Maurer creates the impression that this woman is tilting her head back (to look at something large and impressive) via three parallel lines formed by the slants of the text, the woman's glasses and the horizon. An immigrant from Germany, Maurer brought the European tradition of Modernist poster design to America. rare. We could find only two other copies at auction. Zega p. 119.