May 18, 2023 - Sale 2637

Sale 2637 - Lot 190

Price Realized: $ 5,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000

VARIOUS ARTISTS

[ASPECTS OF NEW YORK CITY]. Group of 10 posters. 1968.


Each approximately 45x29 1/2 inches, 114 1/4x75 cm. Seaward-Edison Corporation, [New York].
Condition varies, generally A- / B+. Paper.

This celebratory series featuring NYC landmarks, commissioned by the Container Corporation of America, was displayed on subway platforms and other public places throughout the city. This company manufactured cardboard boxes, but was known for their modernist art commissions that employed some of the most notable names in design, including László Moholy-Nagy, Herbert Bayer, A.M. Cassandre. This series includes designs by Tomoko Miho, Peter Teubner and Giulio Cittato. Images available upon request.