Lot 8
Forster. 1916.
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Forster. 1916.
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PAI-XLV: Rare Posters
ARTIST
OTTO BAUMBERGER (1889-1961)
Description
Artist: OTTO BAUMBERGER (1889-1961)
Size: 35 3/4 x 50 1/4 in./90.8 x 127.7 cm
Condition: Cond A-/Slight stains at paper edges/P.
Printer: Wolfsberg, Zürich
Reference:
Forster. 1916.
Based on Mangold’s classic design for the Oriental carpet outlet (see No. xxx), Baumberger switches the emphasis from rug to model by reducing the color scheme to its sepia essentials and emphasizing the musculature of the model, not to mention highlighting every fold of the fabric that covers him. Though the product being promoted is downplayed, the exotic nature of the design’s sole human element is maximized, which keeps the lush otherness of what Forster and Company has to offer prominently on display.
Size: 35 3/4 x 50 1/4 in./90.8 x 127.7 cm
Condition: Cond A-/Slight stains at paper edges/P.
Printer: Wolfsberg, Zürich
Reference:
Forster. 1916.
Based on Mangold’s classic design for the Oriental carpet outlet (see No. xxx), Baumberger switches the emphasis from rug to model by reducing the color scheme to its sepia essentials and emphasizing the musculature of the model, not to mention highlighting every fold of the fabric that covers him. Though the product being promoted is downplayed, the exotic nature of the design’s sole human element is maximized, which keeps the lush otherness of what Forster and Company has to offer prominently on display.
