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Comoedia, a large poster designed by Moemie Schwarz circa 1922
Estimate
1,400 - 1,600 EUR
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Description
- printed designer's signature
- frame 155,5 x 104,5 cm
lithograph print on paper in two segments, depicting a bird of paradise amidst swirling motifs in shades of red, blue, yellow, green and black, with text: Comoedia opent 8 september haar seizoen 1922 - 1923 in het Centraal Theater, in modern metal frame
Literature
Cf. S. Prokopff & M. Franciscono, The Modern Dutch Poster, Massachusetts 1987, p. 119, pl. 84 & p. 151
Catalogue Note
Painter and graphic artist Samuel Levi ('Moemie') Schwarz (1876 - 1942) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and was a member of artist society 'Hollandse Kunstenaarskring', Amsterdam