Munich Olympics Poster - Olympische Spiele Munchen, 1972

1972

David Hockney, A Bounce for Bradford, 1987 Colour offset lithograph on newsprint 16 1/2 × 23 3/5 in (42 × 60 cm) Unknown edition Very good considering its age Signed in plate In 1...

Harland Miller, LUV XL, 2023 Woodcut on paper 67 9/10 × 46 7/10 in (172.5 × 118.5 cm) Edition 19 of 50 Hand-signed and numbered by the artist Arland Miller explores the aural, wri...

David Hockney, 'M' from 'Hockney's Alphabet', 1991 Edition of 250 Free Delivery to UK Customers From the special edition of Hockney's Alphabet, published in 1991, and signed on th...

Dan Baldwin, Untitled Original artwork 59 x 82 cm (23.23 x 32.28 in) Hand-signed by the artist About the artist Sinister yet beautiful, the work of contemporary artist Dan Baldwi...

The extremely rare, complete collection of 28 artists original graphics, the first signed edition before the second poster edition of 4000, with varying edition numbers including Artist’s Proofs, from the total edition of 200, each hand signed and numbered or inscribed, 1969 - 1972, printed on varying papers, published by the Organising Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad and F. Bruckmann, Germany, with 2 additional screenprints of the Emblem by Victor Vasarely, 1972, signed from the edition of 200, on wove paper, each sheet, various measurements. (30 works) The 1972 Olympic Committee commissioned 28 international artists to each produce an original print for the Munich Games that year. The artists were given unprecedented freedom to explore their personal perspectives of the Olympic spirit using their own unique styles and methods. Departing from the traditional subject matter and style of past Olympic prints, the artists produced works which ranged from abstraction to realism, and from collage to op-art. The Committee specifically commissioned world-renowned artists to produce this series in order to destigmatise the idea that fine art should be reserved for private enjoyment. Instead, these posters demonstrated that art can exist comfortably in the public sphere, serving both as art and advertisement and echoing the founder of the modern Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin...

Celebrated British artist David Hockney was one of 29 artists commissioned to produce posters for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. In the run-up to ...

- 1972, no copy, lithography - Original condition, see the photos - Glassed, signed.

Olympics 1976 Colleen Browning British/American (1918–2003) Date: 1976 Lithograph Poster Size: 42 x 25 in. (106.68 x 63.5 cm)