Jose Arburo Morell

Lot 96: POSTER: JOSE MORELL (1899-1949). DIA DEL LIBR

Name: POSTER: JOSE MORELL (1899-1949). DIA DEL LIBR
Brand: Swann Auction Galleries
SKU: js3jmb9cmu

Est: $1,200 USD - $1,800 USDSold:

Swann Auction GalleriesNew York, NY, USMay 12, 2008

Item Overview

Description

JOSE MORELL (1899-1949) DIA DEL LIBRO. 1931.
27 3/4x19 3/4 inches, 70 1/2x50 cm. Graficas Bobes, Paris.
Condition A-: creases in margins and image. Paper.
Morell was one of the most talented and prolific Spanish Art Deco artists. Improbably he both designed posters for the Republican Party during the Spanish Civil War and then received commissions from Franco after the war. He is primarily known for his travel posters. Here, to promote Book Day, Morell presents a colorful cascade of stylized books. Morell p. 88, Catalunta 432.

Artist or Maker

Jose Arburo Morell

Condition Report

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Auction Details

MODERNIST POSTERS

Swann Auction Galleries

May 12, 2008, 01:30 PM EST

104 East 25th Street, New York, NY, 10010, US

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