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DESIGNER UNKNOWN
127 • AMERIKA BYGGER. 1945.
38x26
3
/
4
inches, 96
1
/
2
x68 cm.
Condition B+: repaired tears and restoration in
margins and image. Matted and framed.
From
1944-1946, Sweden, Denmark and other Scan-
dinavian countries held annual exhibitions of
American architecture and construction. This
Danish exhibition, with its clear and concise
imagery of the American flag, a T-square and a
drafting triangle, was sponsored by the Danish
American Society.
[800/1,200]
AAGE SIKKER-HANSEN (1897-1955)
128 • CIRKEL KAFFE. 1954.
23
1
/
2
x32
3
/
4
inches, 60x83 cm. Permild & Rosen-
green, Copenhagen.
Condition A. Framed.
Danish painter, stage designer, illustrator and
poster designer Sikker-Hansen, also decorated
the Danish Pavilions at the 1935 World’s Fairs
in Brussels, the 1937 fair in Paris and the 1939
fair in New York. He worked for the Danish
newspaper,
Politiken
, and also for the FDB
(Danish Consumers Cooperative Society). His work for the FDB has become iconic; this image still
appears on packages of coffee sold by the group in Denmark. “Sikker-Hansen’s style was poetically
dreamy with softly-toned drawings of romantic figures, whether they were children or natives from
some other country . . . the Cirkel coffee girl has become synonymous with not only the coffee but
also as a symbol of the classic post-war FDB” (Dansk Design p. 526 ff ).
[1,500/2,000]
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