Graphic Design Auction on Apr 07, 2026 by Swann Auction Galleries in NY
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 This 1932 poster has near mythical status, as it has historically been known to exist only as an unpublished poster.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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Claude Fayette Bragdon, The Chap Book / The Juggler Sun. Circa 1895.: Claude Fayette Bragdon 1866-1946 The Chap Book / The Juggler Sun. Circa 1895. Condition A-: minor overpainting and restoration at edges. Bragdon, like many of the early Art Nouveau artists, was
0001: Claude Fayette Bragdon, The Chap Book / The Juggler Sun. Circa 1895.Est. US$2,500-US$3,500US$1,800
Heinrich Lefler, Jubiläums Kunstausstellung. 1898.: Heinrich Lefler 1863-1919 Jubiläums Kunstausstellung. 1898. Condition B: extensive overpainting, restored losses, repaired tears and restoration in margins and image and along vertical and
0002: Heinrich Lefler, Jubiläums Kunstausstellung. 1898.Est. US$1,000-US$1,500US$750
Berthold Löffler, Kaiser Huldigung's Festzug. 1908.: Bertold Löffler 1874-1960 Kaiser Huldigung's Festzug. 1908. Condition B+: tears at edges; creases and minor abrasions in margins and along vertical and horizontal folds; pin holes in top
0003: Berthold Löffler, Kaiser Huldigung's Festzug. 1908.Est. US$8,000-US$12,000US$6,000
Chris Lebeau, De Magiër / Teater - Verrad. Circa 1914.: Chris Lebeau 1878-1945 De Magiër / Teater - Verrad. Circa 1914. Condition B+: repaired tears at edges; creases and abrasions in margins and image and along vertical and horizontal folds. Paper.
0007: Chris Lebeau, De Magiër / Teater - Verrad. Circa 1914.Est. US$3,000-US$4,000US$2,200
Peter Behrens, Der Kuss. 1898.: Peter Behrens 1868-1940 Der Kuss. 1898. Condition A. From an edition of 1100. Color woodcut on Japan. A member of the Munich Secession Movement and a founder of the Darmstadt Künstlerkolonie
0009: Peter Behrens, Der Kuss. 1898.Est. US$1,500-US$2,500US$1,100
Bruno Paul, Kunst im Handwerk. 1901: Bruno Paul 1874-1968 Kunst im Handwerk. 1901. Condition B+ / B: creases at edges; in text, image, and along horizontal and vertical folds; overpainting along horizontal and vertical folds; pinholes
0010: Bruno Paul, Kunst im Handwerk. 1901Est. US$3,000-US$4,000US$2,200
Emil Preetorius, Darmstadter Fastnachts: Zeitung. 1909.: Emil Preetorius 1883-1973 Darmstadter Fastnachts - Zeitung. 1909. Condition B+: creases in margins and image; discoloration in margins. Framed. Emil Pretorius lived to be ninety years old, and his
0011: Emil Preetorius, Darmstadter Fastnachts: Zeitung. 1909.Est. US$700-US$1,000US$500
Erich Müller, Hansom Cigarette. 1910.: Erich Müller 1888-1972 Hansom Cigarette. 1910. Condition B+: expert overpainting and repaired tears in margins and image. The repeating motif of fashionable women was frequently employed in
0012: Erich Müller, Hansom Cigarette. 1910.Est. US$2,000-US$3,000US$1,500
Ludwig Hohlwein, Weltausstellung Brüssel. 1910.: Ludwig Hohlwein 1874-1949 Weltausstellung Brüssel. 1910. Condition A-: expert overpainting in margins; unobtrusive vertical fold. When Hohlwein received the official commission to design the
0013: Ludwig Hohlwein, Weltausstellung Brüssel. 1910.Est. US$1,500-US$2,000US$1,100
Ludwig Hohlwein, Universitäts - Tattersall. 1912.: Ludwig Hohlwein 1874-1949 Universitäts - Tattersall. 1912. Condition B+: tears, creases and abrasions in margins and along vertical and horizontal folds; creases and abrasions in image;
0014: Ludwig Hohlwein, Universitäts - Tattersall. 1912.Est. US$7,000-US$10,000US$5,200