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Lot 120: LESTER BEALL (1903-1969). UNITED STATES LINES / EUROPE. Circa 1952. 29x22 inches, 75x56 cm.

Est: $2,000 USD - $3,000 USDSold:
Swann Auction GalleriesNew York, NY, USNovember 19, 2015

Item Overview

Description

LESTER BEALL (1903-1969) UNITED STATES LINES / EUROPE. Circa 1952.
29 3/4x22 inches, 75 1/2x56 cm.
Condition B+: abrasions in lower left image; creases and minor repaired tears at edges; light foxing in bottom margin; tape on verso. Paper.
In the 1930s, after a traditional education in Chicago, Lester Beall became interested in avant-garde typography and the design elements of the Bauhaus. He moved to New York in 1935, where he began a successful career as an art director. He created world-acclaimed logos and corporate identities for such companies as American International Paper, Merrill Lynch, Caterpillar, Martin Marietta and the New York Hilton. His goal was always to get his clients out of what he called "the vast anonymity." He strove to achieve this goal with graphics as simple, efficient and readable as possible, exemplified here with the S.S. United States in the middle of a patriotically-colored arrow pointing toward the word "Europe." Beall p. 73.

Artist or Maker

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Auction Details

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Swann Auction Galleries
November 19, 2015, 01:30 PM EST

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

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Condition Statement

Available upon request.