?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
WILLEM FREDERICK TEN BROEK (1905-1993)
HOLLAND - AMERIKA LINIE. 1936.
37 3/4x25 1/4 inches, 95 3/4x64 cm. Joh. Enschede en Zonen, Haarlem, The Netherlands. Condition A-: minor foxing and darkening in margins; small foxing spots and minor creases in image; small replaced loss in upper left corner; unobtrusive repaired pin holes in corners.
By employing a dramatic, Cassandre-esque, low-angle perspective of a sleek ocean liner, twisting it a little to the side and adding an Art Deco curve to its profile, Ten Broek creates a powerful, sweeping image. Unlike Cassandre's ship posters, which feature specific vessels, Ten Broek is not heralding the launch of a new liner, but rather glorifying the company and the concept of sea travel as a whole. This is the German version. Poster Progress p. 104, Modern Dutch 101, Schipp & Affiche 27, Art Deco Graphics p. 73, Encyclopedie de l'Affiche p. 207, Weallans p. 157, Crouse p. 228 (var), L'Affiche Art Deco p. 70.
