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ANDERS BECKMAN (1907-1967)
208 ● HEMSLÖJD. 1955.
391/4x27 1/2 inches, 99 3/4 x70 cm. Nylunds Lito, Stockholm.
Condition B: tape on verso along tears through top and bottom edges into image; creases, abrasions and
discoloration in margins and image; tears at edges; water stains along upper edge. Paper.
Beckman was one of Sweden’s foremost graphic designers. Amongst his major clients were AB
Aerotransport (ABA), Sweden’s first airline company, which eventually became SAS. Beckman was
renowned not only for his poster work, but also for the Pavilion he designed for the 1939 New York
World’s Fair and many other international exhibitions and events. In 1939, he founded the Anders
Beckman School to train up-and-coming Swedish youth in fashion and advertising design. Here he
advertises an exhibition of handicrafts at Stockholm’s renowned Liljevalchs Art Gallery. True mid-
century Swedish modern design. [500/750]
ANDERS BECKMAN (1907-1967)
209 ● STOCKHOLMS MUSEER. 1955.
391/4x27 1/2 inches, 99 3/4 x70 cm. J. Olséns Lito, Stockholm.
Condition B+: tape on verso along tears at edges; creases and abrasions in margins and image. Paper.
To promote the “History, Nature, Art and Technology” on display at Stockholm’s museums, Beckman
presents a large key. [400/600]
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