ARTIST UNKNOWN. MOSCOW THEATRE FESTIVAL. 1935.
39 1/2x27 1/2 inches. Printed in the Soviet Union.
Condition B+: repaired tears in margins; vertical and horizontal folds. Matted and Framed.
The glory days of avant-garde design, constructivism and photomontage had disappeared by the mid 1930s in the Soviet Union. Stalin preferred the smiling peasant form of Socialist Realism and the conservative artists within the government propaganda agencies were only too happy to oblige. As an exception, travel posters that were targeted to a public outside the country were designed with more flair. This poster, and the following lot, with their soft, fluid Art Deco touch are quite accomplished. The image of the conductor, dwarfed by a giant red curtain, makes for a good theatrical effect.
All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues and are posted below.
39 1/2x27 1/2 inches. Printed in the Soviet Union.
Condition B+: repaired tears in margins; vertical and horizontal folds. Matted and Framed.
The glory days of avant-garde design, constructivism and photomontage had disappeared by the mid 1930s in the Soviet Union. Stalin preferred the smiling peasant form of Socialist Realism and the conservative artists within the government propaganda agencies were only too happy to oblige. As an exception, travel posters that were targeted to a public outside the country were designed with more flair. This poster, and the following lot, with their soft, fluid Art Deco touch are quite accomplished. The image of the conductor, dwarfed by a giant red curtain, makes for a good theatrical effect.
All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues and are posted below.
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Sale 2039 - Modernist Posters
11:00 AM PT - Apr 21st, 2005
offered by
Swann Galleries, Inc.
104 East 25th Street
New York, NY 10010
New York, NY 10010
