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Der Stuhl

Poster
1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bofinger, Artur (designer)
Place of origin
Switzerland (made)

This poster, with its striking yet minimal Modernist design, was created to advertise a furniture exhibition at the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Zurich, Switzerland. The "high modernist" style, symbolised by its flat expanses of shape and colour, works as successfully here in commercial graphics as it does in the fine art and product design of the period.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
Titles
  • Der Stuhl (assigned by artist)
  • The Chair (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Paper
Ink
Brief description
Der Stuhl. Poster by Artur Bofinger for an exhibition at Kunstgewerbemuseum Zurich. Negative impression of chair on green background. Switzerland, 1935.
Physical description
Negative impression of a Modernist chair on a green background (chair is unprinted, the colour of the sheet)
Dimensions
  • Height: 128.4cm
  • Width: 90.6cm
Style
Modernist
Marks and inscriptions
  • (translated from the German)
    Translation
    Arts and Crafts Museum Zurich 'The Chair' Exhibition 20 January to 24 February 1935 Open 10-12 am and 2-6 pm Wednesdays to 9 pm and Sundays to 5 pm. Closed Mondays
  • Bofinger (designer's surname)
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted
Furniture
Modernism
Place depicted
Switzerland
Summary
This poster, with its striking yet minimal Modernist design, was created to advertise a furniture exhibition at the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Zurich, Switzerland. The "high modernist" style, symbolised by its flat expanses of shape and colour, works as successfully here in commercial graphics as it does in the fine art and product design of the period.
Bibliographic references
  • Kulturelle Plakate der Schweiz
  • Pioneering the 20th century design: The Torsten Bröhan collection. Sotheby's Sales Catalogue London, 8 March 2005
Other number
LS.418 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1298-2004

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Record createdMarch 14, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O110241/der-stuhl-poster-bofinger-artur/
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