Lot 84: FERDINAND VON REZNICEK (1868-1909) CORSET RFC. Circa 1900.

Est: $1,000 USD - $1,500 USDSold:

Swann Auction GalleriesNew York, NY, USOctober 09, 2002

Item Overview

Description

30x22 3/4 inches.
Condition A: minor creases in image; restoration in top left corner.
Reznicek was an illustrator who specialized in sexy and daring illustrations who began working for Simplicissimus at its inception in 1896. In this poster for a French corset company, he does not really employ the skills of a graphic designer. The image of a rich customer in her dressing room, trying on a corset that has been brought to her by a strict looking, matronly saleswoman, is basically a magazine illustration with text added separately. It is an interesting document indicative of the rush that manufacturers made to embrace the new medium of posters; clearly in some cases without any consideration to the art of the craft.

Artist or Maker

Ferdinand von (Freiherr) Reznicek

Auction Details

ART NOUVEAU POSTERS

Swann Auction Galleries

October 09, 2002, 12:00 AM EST

104 East 25th Street, New York, NY, 10010, US

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