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Müvész-Sorsjáték. 1915.
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Müvész-Sorsjáték. 1915.
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PAI-LXXI: Rare Posters
ARTIST
MIHALY BIRÓ (1886-1948)
Category
Description
Artist: MIHALY BIRÓ (1886-1948)
Size: 24 7/8 x 37 1/4 in./63.2 x 94.7 cm
Condition: B+ Slight stains at edges.
Printer: Franklin Tarsulat, Budapest
Reference: Ref: Biró/Plakate, 67; Bíro, p. 44
Key Words: Politics; Propaganda
Müvész-Sorsjáték. 1915.
Biró is horrifying and heart-rending in this cri de coeur of a poster, created as the Great War stretched beyond its second year. The text at the bottom invites us to an artistic or craftsman-lottery for the benefit of the villages of Saros County, which were destroyed by Russian forces. In the crimson flames you can discern the outline of a Russian officer leaving the scene of his crimes. Saros County is among the northernmost of the territories of the old Magyar kingdom, and became part of Czechoslovakia in WWI's aftermath.
Size: 24 7/8 x 37 1/4 in./63.2 x 94.7 cm
Condition: B+ Slight stains at edges.
Printer: Franklin Tarsulat, Budapest
Reference: Ref: Biró/Plakate, 67; Bíro, p. 44
Key Words: Politics; Propaganda
Müvész-Sorsjáték. 1915.
Biró is horrifying and heart-rending in this cri de coeur of a poster, created as the Great War stretched beyond its second year. The text at the bottom invites us to an artistic or craftsman-lottery for the benefit of the villages of Saros County, which were destroyed by Russian forces. In the crimson flames you can discern the outline of a Russian officer leaving the scene of his crimes. Saros County is among the northernmost of the territories of the old Magyar kingdom, and became part of Czechoslovakia in WWI's aftermath.
