1994 American Exhibition Poster, De Stijl Exhibition (The 100 Best Posters Collection)
1994 American Exhibition Poster, De Stijl Exhibition (The 100 Best Posters Collection)
1994 American Exhibition Poster, De Stijl Exhibition (The 100 Best Posters Collection)
1994 American Exhibition Poster, De Stijl Exhibition (The 100 Best Posters Collection)

1994 American Exhibition Poster, De Stijl Exhibition (The 100 Best Posters Collection)

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Date: 1994
Size:
40.5 x 28.5 inches
Artist: Gert Dumbar
Printer: Toppan Printing Co.

About The 100 Best Posters Collection:
This poster was originally created by Gert Dumbar in 1982 for an exhibition about De Stijl, a Dutch art movement founded in 1917. This is an official reissue from 1994 from the collection The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990.

"In describing the rationale behind this portfolio, Hiromichi Fujita, the President of Toppan Printing Co., explains in the introduction that, "the decision to publish The 100 Best Posters from Europe and the United States 1945-1990 was motivated by our earlier collection of Japanese reproductions published four years ago . . . the first collection was intended as a small contribution to the field of graphic design, which has enjoyed an inseparable relationship with the printing industry for many years now." The selection of posters in this collection were chosen by a panel consisting of Steven Heller, Alain Weill, Milton Glaser and Yusaku Kamekura. All posters chosen (...) were reproduced and were then donated to art museums and related educational institutions in 200 locations around the world. In addition to being forms of expression, these posters, which were created in the diverse social conditions that have prevailed since the end of World War II, truly serve as a testament to the age in which they were produced." (Source: swanngalleries.com)

About the poster: This poster for an exhibition devoted to De Stijl was created through the use of "staged photography." Adapted from experiments by the Russian Constructivist Aleksandr Rodchenko, this method of setting up props and then photographing them to achieve a final image is a common technique today, but Gert Dumbar has been its uncontested pioneer in the postwar generation. For this poster, Dumbar arranged all the objects depicted here, including a portrait of Gerrit Rietveld glued to a support. The photographer then took a snapshot, which became the poster in its definitive state. (Source: The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990, p.186)

This poster is in good condition with some minors rips around the edges (see photos). Ready to be framed.