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Auction archive: Lot number 193

JEAN CARLU (1900-1997) STOP 'EM TO SELL

Modernist Posters
7 May 2007
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$4,000
Price realised:
US$6,000
Auction archive: Lot number 193

JEAN CARLU (1900-1997) STOP 'EM TO SELL

Modernist Posters
7 May 2007
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$4,000
Price realised:
US$6,000
Beschreibung:

JEAN CARLU (1900-1997) STOP 'EM TO SELL 'EM. 1947. 45 1/4x29 5/8 inches. Condition A-: repaired tear in top margin affecting image; minor repaired tears in margins; pinholes in corners. This exceptional image was one of the most efficient designs of the entire New York Subway Company's campaign, as well as being one of Carlu's best graphic ideas. The kinetic effect of the image (think of a train passing a billboard) is hard to resist. These three hands stop the viewer's eyes, exemplifying the message "stop 'em to sell 'em," in the simplest, yet most powerful manner. Carlu remained in the United States until the early 1950s, and after returning to Paris he continued designing posters for years. Carlu 63, International Poster Annual 1948-1949 p. 169.

Auction archive: Lot number 193
Auction:
Datum:
7 May 2007
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:

JEAN CARLU (1900-1997) STOP 'EM TO SELL 'EM. 1947. 45 1/4x29 5/8 inches. Condition A-: repaired tear in top margin affecting image; minor repaired tears in margins; pinholes in corners. This exceptional image was one of the most efficient designs of the entire New York Subway Company's campaign, as well as being one of Carlu's best graphic ideas. The kinetic effect of the image (think of a train passing a billboard) is hard to resist. These three hands stop the viewer's eyes, exemplifying the message "stop 'em to sell 'em," in the simplest, yet most powerful manner. Carlu remained in the United States until the early 1950s, and after returning to Paris he continued designing posters for years. Carlu 63, International Poster Annual 1948-1949 p. 169.

Auction archive: Lot number 193
Auction:
Datum:
7 May 2007
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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