Page 105 - Swann Galleries - Modernist Posters - Sale 2314 - May 13, 2013

PAUL SCHUITEMA (1897-1973)
120 ● [DICTIONARY.] Brochure. Circa 1934.
6 1/4 x11 inches, 16x28 cm unfolded.
Condition B+: light creasing and abrasions; discoloration at edges; faint hand-writing in red pencil on
back. Paper.
A small and precise photomontage and typographic design promoting new dictionaries as “What You
Want to Have on Hand / At School or at Home or in the Office.” The photograph of the classroom
shows Schuitema himself at the lectern. [400/600]
PIET ZWART (1885-1977)
121 ● [INVITATION FOR PRINCESS JULIANA.] 1930.
11x81/2 inches, 28x211/2 cm.
Condition A-: wrinkles in image. Paper.
Piet Zwart, along with Paul Schuitema, was the leader of the Contstructivist movement in Holland.
He was a trained and practicing interior designer before he turned to the Graphic Arts. He had strong
ties to many avant-garde movements, most notably, de Stijl, as well as connections with artists such
as Kurt Schwitters and El Lissitsky, who introduced him to photograms and photomontages. This
flyer is an invitation to attend the ceremony at the University of Leiden wherein Princess Juliana was
to receive an honorary degree. [400/600]
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