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Lot 495: German Olympic Posters

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Lot 495: German Olympic Posters
<b>VARIOUS ARTISTS</b> <p> <b>495. Munich Olympics–1972: Collection of 23 Posters.</b> 1970.
Each: 23 5/8 x 33 1/8 in./60 x 84 cm
L. Scheer Marktheidenfeld, Germany
Cond A/P. Complete series, including poster calender of scheduled events, in original tube.
Ref: Olympics, pp. 96-99; PAI-XXXII, 462
For the Munich Olympiad of 1972, there was a main poster, designed by Otl H. Aicher of Ulm, who also served as art director for the event, plus separate posters for each of the twenty-two sports in the competition; this is the sports series (for the art series, see PAI-XXXI, 194). Among the designers were Otte Hesse, Erich Baumann, Peter Cornelius, Albrecht Gaebele and others. In order to create a unity of style, Aicher specified that all the individual sport posters start with a photograph, solarized to achieve unusual effects and printed in bright color combinations. In addition to the Olympic rings, each design also includes a spiral rosette, the emblem of the 1972 Games, chosen from 2,333 submitted entries.
<b>Est: $2,000-$2,500.</b> (23)
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