This popular annual event celebrates innovation in poster design. On May 3 we will offer examples of British Modernism from the 1940s by Frederick Henri Kay Henrion, Patrick Cokayne Keely and Zéró (Hans Schleger). Visionary Georges Lepape is represented by an original maquette promoting a 1924 gala, as well as the poster for the Bal de la Couture Parisienne, 1925. More recent masterpieces include Günther Kieser’s iconic concert poster for The Doors and The Canned Heat, 1968.
Georges Lepape, Pour l’Enfance Soirée de Gala Organisée par La Croix Rouge, gouache maquette, 1924. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.
Amaldi, I Cavatteri in Nero, O Bleu, gouache maquette. Estimate $800 to $1,200.
Andy Warhol, The Chelsea Girls, 1966. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000.
Tadanori Yokoo, Having Reached a Climax at the Age of 29, I Was Dead, 1965. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000.
Unicum / Zwack Budapest, designer unknown, 1907. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000.
Gino Boccasile, 50 Gran Rifa de Automoviles Ford, gouache maquette, 1932. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000.
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