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Auction archive: Lot number 184

JOHN HEARTFIELD (1891-1968) DIE MUTTER

Graphic Design
19 May 2022
Estimate
US$600 - US$900
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 184

JOHN HEARTFIELD (1891-1968) DIE MUTTER

Graphic Design
19 May 2022
Estimate
US$600 - US$900
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

JOHN HEARTFIELD (1891-1968) DIE MUTTER / BERLINER ENSEMBLE. 1951. 32 1/2x23 inches, 82 1/2x58 1/2 cm. Brüder Heartfield Herzfelde. Condition A-: minor creases in margins and image; minor repaired tears with tape on verso in top right corner; pin holes in corners. Paper. Printed by his brother, Wieland Herzfelde, a German publisher and writer, using a photograph by Walter Meier, Heartfield is best known for his links with German avant-garde art and Marxist thought. This poster advertises the Berliner Ensemble's performance of Brecht's The Mother, based on the 1906 novel by Gorky. The play debuted in 1932, but this poster was printed for the occasion of its 1951 revival.

Auction archive: Lot number 184
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:

JOHN HEARTFIELD (1891-1968) DIE MUTTER / BERLINER ENSEMBLE. 1951. 32 1/2x23 inches, 82 1/2x58 1/2 cm. Brüder Heartfield Herzfelde. Condition A-: minor creases in margins and image; minor repaired tears with tape on verso in top right corner; pin holes in corners. Paper. Printed by his brother, Wieland Herzfelde, a German publisher and writer, using a photograph by Walter Meier, Heartfield is best known for his links with German avant-garde art and Marxist thought. This poster advertises the Berliner Ensemble's performance of Brecht's The Mother, based on the 1906 novel by Gorky. The play debuted in 1932, but this poster was printed for the occasion of its 1951 revival.

Auction archive: Lot number 184
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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