I don’t know if they’ve done it before but this time Swann have different sales for the two disciplines seemingly by date (pre and post 1940s). Interesting to note that British designers Henrion, Keely and Zero are headlining the Graphic Design sale.
With the demise of Christies, Swann is at the forefront of poster sales, and tomorrow’s auction promises to be a big one ! This Games caught our eye : with an estimate of $4,000 to $5,000 these are now getting quite expensive Also catching the eye is this protest poster by Cris Gianakos, think I …
Just a little note, I blogged about the artist Zero the other week. One of his posters for the Central Line Extension that I featured had beenn selling for around £150 over the last few years, I guess because it was post war and generally pre war make the big bucks ! Anyway a copy …
The answer to my last post was Zero : Hans Schleger who was responsible for some of the most effective British posters of the mid 20th Century Hans Schleger was a pioneering graphic designer, whose influential work developed the idea of corporate identity. He began his career in Berlin, as a publicity and …
