Graphic Design from 1920-1930

By alim
  • The Story of Two Squares

    The Story of Two Squares

  • Brochure for "Moderne Kunst aus Privat Besitz, 9 April / Mai 1922, Leipziger Kunstverein"

    Brochure for "Moderne Kunst aus Privat Besitz, 9 April / Mai 1922, Leipziger Kunstverein"

    Georg Alexander Mathéy (1884-1968) was a painter and author, and a famous graphic artist. Between 1920 and 1929 he was a professor at the "Staatlichen Akademie für Buchgewerbe und Graphik" [National Academy for the Book-Trade and Graphic Arts] in Leipzig, Germany, and director of the "Werkstätten für Buch- und Steindruck" [Workshop for Book Design, Typography and Lithography] at Leipzig, Germany. Thanks to Roland in Germany for this information
  • 1923, Letterpress print

    1923, Letterpress print

    Moholy-Nagy, Title page of: "Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar 1919-1923", 1923, Letterpress print
  • Bertold Löffler

    Bertold Löffler

  • Travel brochure "To America via China & Japan"

    Travel brochure "To America via China & Japan"

    1. Published by the N.Y.K. Line (Nippon Yusen Kaisha). Printed by the "Toppen Printing Co., Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Shell Olaj és Benzin. Advertising Postcard

    Shell Olaj és Benzin. Advertising Postcard

    1928, published by the Shell Oil Company, Budapest branch. Signed "F.S. Hanson."
  • Russian Cinema Posters Stenberg Brothers

    Russian Cinema Posters Stenberg Brothers

    In a new Communist society "art for use" was in the service of the state. Key in the evolution of the poster was advertising
  • Luggage label for "Imperial Airways - The British Air Line," circa 1928.

    Luggage label for "Imperial Airways - The British Air Line," circa 1928.

  • Lissitzky

    Lissitzky

    designed for the Russian Exhibition in Zürich in 1929, depicts the egalitarian status of women and men in the new society. His photomontage style featured startling juxtapositions of real objects with naturalistic and abstract forms.
    Alexander Rodchenko, another Russian Constructivist, broke new photographic ground with his innovative use of the Leica camera. See his work on Utube here or Rodchenko Montage.
  • "Dolomiti dove passa la SAD,"

    "Dolomiti dove passa la SAD,"

    "Dolomiti dove passa la SAD," Travel booklet for the SAD - Società Automobilistica Dolomiti, 1929, by Franz Lenhart. Printed by the Soc. Edit. Dolomiti - Cortina.
  • "cigare français?"

    "cigare français?"

    Placed by "Cigares de la Régie Française." Signed "Garretto, 1929."
  • Travel brochure for the Lloyd Trestino "Round Trips to the Levant"

    Travel brochure for the Lloyd Trestino "Round Trips to the Levant"

    1. Published by the Lloyd Triestino, Trieste. Signed "Claris" and "tipografia del Lloyd Triestino - Trieste.