May 10, 2016 - Sale 2414

Sale 2414 - Lot 77

Price Realized: $ 2,375
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
WILLEM SANDBERG (1897-1984) MONUMENTALE KUNST. 1935.
38 3/4x28 inches, 98 1/2x71 cm.
Condition B / B+: restored losses and repaired tears in margins and image; expert, extensive overpainting in image; sharp vertical and horizontal folds.
This poster is a turning point in Sandberg's career. It is a totally liberated composition on which he allows his inspiration to take free rein, playing with typography, drawing and abstract shapes to build a well-balanced and dynamic layout. This was the first exhibition at the Stedelijk for which Sandberg designed a catalogue in addition to the poster. Modern Dutch p. 121, Encyclopedie de l'Affiche p. 326.