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HENRIK NIELSEN (1890-1941)
19
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KUNSTNER KARNEVAL. 1913.
34x23
1
/
2
inches, 86
1
/
2
x59
3
/
4
cm. Andreasen & Lachmann, [Copenhagen.]
Condition A: minor restoration at edges; collector’s ink stamp and pencil notation in bottom left corner.
Mounted on paper.
“Nielsen’s use of strong, glaring colors and the sly, decadent expressions and erotic gesture of the
central figure show Nielsen’s interest in Expressionism” (Danish Posters np). There is very little
biographical information about the artist. Danish Posters 35.
[1,500/2,000]
THOR BØGELUND (1890-1959)
20
KUNSTNERKARNEVAL. 1913.
35x24 inches, 89x61 cm. Andreasen & Lachmann, [Copenhagen.]
Condition B+: repaired tears, creases, losses and restoration in margins, some affecting image; creases along
vertical and horizontal folds. Mounted on Japan.
Bøgelund was the pioneer of modern Danish poster art who first introduced clean typography and
synthetic images into wide usage. For decades, he worked for Tivoli, Copenhagen’s gigantic amusement
park and exhibition space. “Bøgelund worked in many styles and is perhaps the most versatile and
prolific of Danish poster artists. His diverse talents and long career certainly make him one of the
most interesting of Danish artists; he designed posters for Tivoli for nearly 50 years, from 1911 until
1958” (Danish Posters, np). “One of Bøgelunds earliest posters, [this] advertises an artists’ carnival
with an underwater theme. Participants dressed as crabs, jellyfish and other sea creatures, and the
decorations which matched the oceanic theme were widely praised” (Danish Posters np). Danish
Posters 19.
[800/1,200]
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