Lot 16: POSTER: EMIL PIRCHAN (1884-1957). PARK CASINO

EMIL PIRCHAN (1884-1957) PARK CASINO RESTAURANT. 1913.
34 1/2x25 1/4 inches, 87 1/2x64 cm. Deutsche Alpenzeitung, Munich.
Condition A.
Pirchan was a multi-disciplined artist who successfully applied his talents around the great artistic capitals of Europe. Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he studied in Vienna with Otto Wagner and became a painter, illustrator and graphic designer. In 1908, he opened a graphic studio in Munich and then, in 1914, a poster school. He moved to Berlin in 1919, to Prague in 1932, and became a teacher of applied art at the Academy in Vienna in 1936. He ultimately focussed on stage design and, indeed, many of his posters feature a strong dramatic quality. Pirchan excels in a minimalist use of flat tones and planes of solid colors, whch he uses here to advertise the serious gourmet qualities of this establishment.