May 21, 2009 - Sale 2181

Sale 2181 - Lot 38

Price Realized: $ 480
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
WIM BRUSSE (1910-1978) STERK DOOR WERK [STRENGTH THROUGH WORK.] Circa 1932.
39x23 inches, 99x58 1/2 cm. Luii & Co., Amsterdam.
Condition B+: repaired tears and creases in margins and image; pinholes in corners.
A member of the prestigious Dutch Graphic and Typographical School, Brusse began working in the early 1930s, creating works that show the influence of artists such as Piet Zwart. This photographic poster is a classic example of the Dutch style of the period: excellent photography with the typography organized efficiently in the page. Modern Dutch p.115