Graphic Design Auction on Apr 07, 2026 by Swann Auction Galleries in NY - Page 5
Bruno Munari, Campari. Billboard poster. 1964.Logo Design by Rob Janoff, Apple / Personal Computers. 1980.Adolphe Mouron Cassandre, Champions du Monde. 1930.
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Graphic Design

Our spring Graphic Design auction will stand alone this year as we have accumulated so many great works in this burgeoning, sophisticated market.

The auction is anchored by two outstanding works by the indomitable A.M. Cassandre. His rare and exceptional book poster advertising Paul Morand's Champions du Monde has appeared at auction fewer than half a dozen times in the last 30 years. Second is the previously unseen-on-the-market Café Chat Noir. This 1932 poster has near mythical status, as it has historically been known to exist only as an unpublished poster.

The designers whose work is featured in the sale read like a Who's Who of twentieth century titans, including: Erik Nitsche, Bertold Löffler, Fortunato Depero, Ludwig Hohlwein, Herbert Matter, Marcello Nizzoli, Sepo, Gustav Klutsis, Herbert Leupin, John Massey, Leo Lionni, Giovani Pintori, Sven Brasch, Ivan Chermayeff, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and many more.

Works from around the globe are represented by designs from Russia, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, The Americas, France, Great Britian, Sweden, Poland, and more.
Auction Curator:
Nicholas D. Lowry
Nicholas D. Lowry
Director, Vintage Posters Department
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Severo Pozzati (Sepo), Casque d'Or. 1939.: Severo Pozzati (Sepo) 1895-1983 Allumettes Casque d'Or. 1939. Condition B: restoration along extensive creases and abrasions throughout image; repaired tears at edges, some into image; replaced
0097: Severo Pozzati (Sepo), Casque d'Or. 1939.Est. $800-$1,200$600
Edgar Ainsworth, Winter Shell. 1933.: Edgar Ainsworth 1905-1975 Winter Shell. 1933. Condition B+ / A-: creases and abrasions in margins, text and image and along vertical folds. Ainsworth was an illustrator, poster designer, painter,
0100: Edgar Ainsworth, Winter Shell. 1933.Est. $1,000-$1,500$750
Alexey Brodovitch, Libertad De Palabra. 1942.: Alexey Brodovitch 1898-1971 Libertad De Palabra. 1942. Condition A-: minor creases and abrasions at edges; linen trimmed to edges. Originally a Russian émigré to Paris, when Brodovitch
0106: Alexey Brodovitch, Libertad De Palabra. 1942.Est. $1,200-$1,800$900
Milton Ackoff, Polio Care Open to All. 1949.: Milton Ackoff 1915-? Polio Care Open to All. 1949. Condition B+: extensive expert overpainting in lower left image; repaired tear at bottom edge; minor repaired tears, abrasions and restoration at
0107: Milton Ackoff, Polio Care Open to All. 1949.Est. $800-$1,200$600
Herbert Bayer, Polio Research. 1949.: Herbert Bayer 1900-1985 Polio Research. 1949. Condition A- / B+: small replaced losses at top corners; minor repaired tears and restoration in margins and along vertical and horizontal folds. Rare.
0108: Herbert Bayer, Polio Research. 1949.Est. $1,200-$1,800$900
Josef Müller-Brockmann, Schützt das Kind! 1953.: Josef Müller-Brockmann 1914-1996 Schützt das Kind! 1953. Condition A-: minor repaired tears, creases and restoration at edges; minor abrasions in image. Müller-Brockmann, the
0110: Josef Müller-Brockmann, Schützt das Kind! 1953.Est. $2,000-$3,000$1,500
Erik Nitsche, General Dynamics / Basic Forces. 1956.: Erik Nitsche 1908-1998 General Dynamics / Basic Forces. 1956. Condition A-: minor repaired tears at edges; creases in text and image. This is the German language poster from the second Atoms for
0119: Erik Nitsche, General Dynamics / Basic Forces. 1956.Est. $2,000-$3,000$1,500