1972 Olympic Poster - Serge Poliakoff

Serge Poliakoff was a Russian-born French modernist painter. He left Moscow in 1918, travelling through Europe and eventually settling in Paris. His works are displayed in museums throughout the world.

'The graphic imagery of the 1972 Games is well regarded. Posters were high on the agenda for the Olympic Committee and planning was underway as early as 1967 to produce an art series using the best artists of the day.  Otl Aicher oversaw the design and the project ran to five series, each made up of seven posters. Three grades of poster were produced in a hierarchy of values and the majority of the surviving posters are from the unlimited edition printed on poster paper.'

Margaret Timmers is the author of a highly recommended book - A Century of Olympic Posters.

Printed 1969

Serge Poliakoff (1900-1969)

64 x 101cm

Unbacked

Good condition - more images available on request