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Wiener & Doucet

Poster
1925 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph poster advertising the piano duo Wiener & Doucet. Their name lettered in green above two stylised pianos. The influence of Casimir Malevich (1878-1935) and Ferdinand Léger (1881-1955) is perhaps detectable in this design’s stylisation of the two pianos.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWiener & Doucet
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Brief description
Colour lithograph poster advertising the piano duo 'Wiener & Doucet', design by Paul Colin, Paris, 1925
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster advertising the piano duo Wiener & Doucet. Their name lettered in green above two stylised pianos. The influence of Casimir Malevich (1878-1935) and Ferdinand Léger (1881-1955) is perhaps detectable in this design’s stylisation of the two pianos.
Dimensions
  • Height: 159.4cm
  • Width: 119.4cm
Dimensions taken from: Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Collection
Accession number
E.506-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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