About The 100 Best Posters Collection: This poster was originally created by Henryk Tomaszewski in 1967 for the Wspotezeny Theater. This is an official reissue from 1994 from the collection The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990.
"In describing the rationale behind this portfolio, Hiromichi Fujita, the President of Toppan Printing Co., explains in the introduction that, "the decision to publish The 100 Best Posters from Europe and the United States 1945-1990 was motivated by our earlier collection of Japanese reproductions published four years ago . . . the first collection was intended as a small contribution to the field of graphic design, which has enjoyed an inseparable relationship with the printing industry for many years now." The selection of posters in this collection were chosen by a panel consisting of Steven Heller, Alain Weill, Milton Glaser and Yusaku Kamekura. All posters chosen (...) were reproduced and were then donated to art museums and related educational institutions in 200 locations around the world. In addition to being forms of expression, these posters, which were created in the diverse social conditions that have prevailed since the end of World War II, truly serve as a testament to the age in which they were produced." (Source: swanngalleries.com)
About the poster: This poster was commissioned by the Wspotezeny Theater in 1967 for a drama set in Siberia about a love affair that ends tragically with the death of the young groom on his wedding day. Typical of this artist's work, the poster is pure and symbolic, designed with a deceptive simplicity that is in fact the culmination of many years of experience. A woman's shoe—a symbol the artist likes to use to evoke women—lies on a solid back-ground, abandoned, the only trace of the marriage and of lost happiness. Above, the text is set in a box and outlined in black like a death announcement. The resulting dramatic intensity is heightened by the minimalism of the image. (Source: The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990, p.104)
This poster is in good condition and ready to be framed.
