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    • Oscar Rabe Hanson, North Shore Line poster. 1926.
      Sep. 13, 2014

      Oscar Rabe Hanson, North Shore Line poster. 1926.

      Est: $300 - $500

      Oscar Rabe Hanson (United States, 1901-1926). 1926. Wild Life Along the North Shore Line. Lithograph. Signature on plate l.l. "Oscar Rabe Hanson". 42" x 28".Condition: Unframed. Has a few marginal tears and edge chips. Horizontal crease with some tearing, along top left fold. Color is vibrant.

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    • OSCAR RABE HANSON (1901-1926). ELECTRICITY / CONQUEROR OF DARKNESS / PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS. Circa 1925. 81x42 inc
      Aug. 06, 2014

      OSCAR RABE HANSON (1901-1926). ELECTRICITY / CONQUEROR OF DARKNESS / PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS. Circa 1925. 81x42 inc

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      OSCAR RABE HANSON (1901-1926) ELECTRICITY / CONQUEROR OF DARKNESS / PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS. Circa 1925. 81 3/4x42 1/4 inches, 207 1/2x107 1/4 cm. Condition B+: repaired tears and restoration in image and along vertical and horizonal folds. Two-sheets. In addition to his posters for the North Shore Line, Hanson also designed posters for the South Shore Line and the Chicago Rapid Transit Company, illustrating destinations one could reach by elevated train and subway. He is credited with designing 29 posters between 1923 and his death at an early age a few years later. His compositions and graphic style set him among the best of American designers from the period.

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    • OSCAR RABE HANSON (1901-1926). POLO / BY THE NORTH SHORE LINE. 1923. 41x28 inches, 104x71 cm. National Printing & Eng. Co., Chicago.
      Nov. 08, 2012

      OSCAR RABE HANSON (1901-1926). POLO / BY THE NORTH SHORE LINE. 1923. 41x28 inches, 104x71 cm. National Printing & Eng. Co., Chicago.

      Est: $4,000 - $6,000

      OSCAR RABE HANSON (1901-1926) POLO / BY THE NORTH SHORE LINE. 1923. 41x28 inches, 104x71 cm. National Printing & Eng. Co., Chicago. Condition B+: minor restored losses and restoration along sharp vertical and horizontal folds. In the 1920s,the Chicago train companies, including the North Shore Line, the South Shore Line and the Chicago Rapid Transit Company "commissioned the city's finest graphic designers to produce advertising posters that encouraged Chicagoans to use rapid transit for more than commuting to work" (www.Chicago-L.org). In addition to his posters for the North Shore Line, Hanson also designed posters for the South Shore Line and the Chicago Rapid Transit Company, illustrating destinations one could reach by elevated train and subway. He is credited with designing 29 posters between 1923 and his death at an early age a few years later. His compositions and graphic style set him among the best of American designers from the period. One of the three posters by Hanson held in the Library of Congress. rare/span

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