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Auction archive: Lot number 147

GREIF (DATES UNKNOWN) PONTIAC 6

Graphic Design
19 May 2022
Estimate
US$7,000 - US$10,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 147

GREIF (DATES UNKNOWN) PONTIAC 6

Graphic Design
19 May 2022
Estimate
US$7,000 - US$10,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

GREIF (DATES UNKNOWN) PONTIAC 6 / PRODUCTION GENERAL MOTORS. 1928. 62x46 3/4 inches, 157 1/2x118 3/4 cm. Office d'Editions d'Art, Paris. Condition B / B+: repaired tear through upper left text; repaired tears at edges; minor repaired tears, creases, abrasions and overpainting along vertical and horizontal folds. For this commission by General Motors' Éditions d'Art agency, Greif presents "a driverless sedan (presumably so that passersby could mentally picture themselves inside the vehicle) streaking uphill below the lofty presence of the Pontiac Indian" (Crouse p. 51). The dramatic diagonal forms and brushstroke effect enhance the sense of speed, and the limited color palette ties the design together with the text. Rare. Crouse p. 50.

Auction archive: Lot number 147
Auction:
Datum:
19 May 2022
Auction house:
Swann Galleries, Inc.
104 East 25th Street
New York, NY 10010
United States
swann@swanngalleries.com
+1 (0)212 2544710
+1 (0)212 9791017
Beschreibung:

GREIF (DATES UNKNOWN) PONTIAC 6 / PRODUCTION GENERAL MOTORS. 1928. 62x46 3/4 inches, 157 1/2x118 3/4 cm. Office d'Editions d'Art, Paris. Condition B / B+: repaired tear through upper left text; repaired tears at edges; minor repaired tears, creases, abrasions and overpainting along vertical and horizontal folds. For this commission by General Motors' Éditions d'Art agency, Greif presents "a driverless sedan (presumably so that passersby could mentally picture themselves inside the vehicle) streaking uphill below the lofty presence of the Pontiac Indian" (Crouse p. 51). The dramatic diagonal forms and brushstroke effect enhance the sense of speed, and the limited color palette ties the design together with the text. Rare. Crouse p. 50.

Auction archive: Lot number 147
Auction:
Datum:
19 May 2022
Auction house:
Swann Galleries, Inc.
104 East 25th Street
New York, NY 10010
United States
swann@swanngalleries.com
+1 (0)212 2544710
+1 (0)212 9791017
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