CHARLES VERSCHUUREN, JR. (1899-1955)
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DRUKKERIJ KOTTING. Circa 1917.
42
1
/
2
x31 inches, 108x78
3
/
4
cm. [Drukkerij Kotting, Amsterdam.]
Condition B+: skinning and losses at edges; creases, abrasions and restoration in margins and image. Framed.
Born in the Netherlands, Verschuuren was an illustrator, cartoonist and part-time painter. He is
credited with having designed over 100 posters before he moved his family to the United States in
1922. In New York City, he contributed many illustrations to the
Brooklyn Eagle’s
Sunday Magazine
through 1933. He also designed posters for the WPA and briefly worked for the Walt Disney
Company. By the time he arrived in America, his Art Deco style was well-formed, but even in his
earlier posters, one gets an excellent sense of design, composition and flair. This poster is for the printer
for whom Verschuuren did all of his design work. Modern Dutch 43.
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