Poster
ca. 1933 (made)
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The designer of this advertising poster, Fritz Rosen, was an important figure in German graphic design in the 1930s. This poster appears to be an advertisement for biscuits, showing a geisha serving them on a plate, with a table laid out for tea. It is possibly a working proof with hand-coloured areas, perhaps used to guide the printers. Rosen had a studio partnership with another German poster artist, Lucian Bernhard, and this poster was produced in their studio. This striking image is typical of Rosen's style, which employed bold lines to convey the message.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph, with some hand-colouring |
| Brief description | Advertising poster for Japanese biscuits (?), by Bernhard Rosen (Fritz Rosen and Lucien Bernhard) Germany, ca. 1933 |
| Physical description | Poster, a light blue background, with a Japanese woman wearing a kimono, holding a plate stacked with biscuits or toast (?), with a small table with teacups and a pot |
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| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
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| Summary | The designer of this advertising poster, Fritz Rosen, was an important figure in German graphic design in the 1930s. This poster appears to be an advertisement for biscuits, showing a geisha serving them on a plate, with a table laid out for tea. It is possibly a working proof with hand-coloured areas, perhaps used to guide the printers. Rosen had a studio partnership with another German poster artist, Lucian Bernhard, and this poster was produced in their studio. This striking image is typical of Rosen's style, which employed bold lines to convey the message. |
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| Accession number | E.440-2003 |
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| Record created | November 14, 2003 |
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