Premium pages left without account:

Auction archive: Lot number 54

ROCA CATALA AIXAFEM EL FEIXISME. 1937

Modernist Posters
5 May 2003
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 54

ROCA CATALA AIXAFEM EL FEIXISME. 1937

Modernist Posters
5 May 2003
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

ROCA CATALA AIXAFEM EL FEIXISME. 1937. 391/4x28 inches. La Comissaria de Propaganda de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Condition B+: repaired tears and creases in margins; creases in image. From 1936-1939 Spain was engulfed in a civil war. Franco and his army were supported by the larger fascist regimes of Europe, specifically Germany and Italy. The Republican forces hoping to spark support both within Spain and around the world initiated a mighty propaganda effort and released hundreds of posters championing various aspects of their cause. This black and white photograph of a foot in an espadrille (the traditional footwear worn by Catalans) crushing a swastika, with the caption, in Catalan, "Smash Facism", is one of the purest and most symbolic images of the fight against Franco in the early years of the Spanish Civil War. It is an image that speaks by itself at a high aesthetic level. Guerra Civil p. 329 no. 553. Fotoplakate p. 28, no. 16, Art and Power p. 97, Palette 4.

Auction archive: Lot number 54
Auction:
Datum:
5 May 2003
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:

ROCA CATALA AIXAFEM EL FEIXISME. 1937. 391/4x28 inches. La Comissaria de Propaganda de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Condition B+: repaired tears and creases in margins; creases in image. From 1936-1939 Spain was engulfed in a civil war. Franco and his army were supported by the larger fascist regimes of Europe, specifically Germany and Italy. The Republican forces hoping to spark support both within Spain and around the world initiated a mighty propaganda effort and released hundreds of posters championing various aspects of their cause. This black and white photograph of a foot in an espadrille (the traditional footwear worn by Catalans) crushing a swastika, with the caption, in Catalan, "Smash Facism", is one of the purest and most symbolic images of the fight against Franco in the early years of the Spanish Civil War. It is an image that speaks by itself at a high aesthetic level. Guerra Civil p. 329 no. 553. Fotoplakate p. 28, no. 16, Art and Power p. 97, Palette 4.

Auction archive: Lot number 54
Auction:
Datum:
5 May 2003
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
Try LotSearch

Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!

  • Search lots and bid
  • Price database and artist analysis
  • Alerts for your searches
Create an alert now!

Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.

Create an alert