Graphic Design: Featuring Modernist Posters from the Vienna Secession to 1990s Political Images
At Auction June 18
This year’s Graphic Design auction presents exciting posters and materials ranging from the Vienna Secession to political posters of the 1990s. At the heart of the auction are posters from two exceptional private collections: stunning European Avant-garde design from the estate of Alexander Kaplen, and unparalleled Art Deco works from the estate of Jeffrey Aminoff and Kathleen Faccini, a collection that was assembled in the 1980s and 90s.
Soviet & Russian Design
Powerful modernist posters slated for this auction include works by the fraternal Russian design duo Vladimir and Georgii Stenberg, with their posters for the 1928 films The Eleventh and In the Spring.
European Avant-Garde
Additional scarce masterworks of European avant-garde design are by Mathilde Flögl, Fortunato Depero, Andreas Farkas, Herbert Bayer, and Ladislav Sutnar (with his iconic Vystava Moderniho Obchodu, 1928).
Bauhaus
Wiener Werkstätte
Swiss, French & Belgian Design
The sale will also feature modernist works by accomplished Swiss, French and Belgian designers, such as Johannes Handschin, Charles Kuhn, Otto Baumberger, Kaspar Ernst Graf, Charles Loupot, René Magritte.
European Car Posters
American Design
Important works of American Graphic design by Saul Bass, Saul Steinberg, Roy Lichtenstein, John Massey, Paul Rand and several posters created and circulated by the Guerrilla Girls.
Tadanori Yokoo
Previewing Online Only
This auction will be held live and conducted remotely by Swann auctioneers taking bids from multiple platforms. While there will not be bidding in the room, we will be accepting order bids, and interested buyers will be able to participate live online via the Swann Galleries App. The app is available in the App Store and on Google Play, and it can also be accessed on a desktop at live.swanngalleries.com. Please note: limited phone bidding will be available for this auction. Phone bidding registrations will close the day before the sale at 4pm.
At this time, our exhibition and auction location at 104 East 25th Street is closed to the public. In lieu of a physical exhibition, you may request condition reports from our specialists. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions.
Specialist for the Auction
Nicholas D. Lowry
Vintage Posters Director
posters@swanngalleries.com
(212) 254-4710 ext. 57
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