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1916 Olympische Spelen

Poster
1916 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph poster, the top half depicts a man in a green toga and laurel wreath driving a chariot at full speed, drawn by four white horses, against an orange ground. The text appears in large green and black letters on the bottom half of the poster.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Title1916 Olympische Spelen (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph on paper
Brief description
Poster by Jan Willem Sluiter for the 1916 Olympics in Amsterdam, colour lithograph, 1916.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster, the top half depicts a man in a green toga and laurel wreath driving a chariot at full speed, drawn by four white horses, against an orange ground. The text appears in large green and black letters on the bottom half of the poster.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 1113mm
  • Sheet width: 800mm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 1916 Olympische Spelen Amsterdam Stadion 31 Aug-3 Sept
  • Signed 'Willy Sluiter' on the stone, below the right chariot wheel
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Timmers, Margaret. A Century of Olympic Posters. London, V&A Publishing, 2008 pl.15
Collection
Accession number
E.47-2008

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
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