POSTER: DESIGNER UNKNOWN. [OTUA.] Two photmon

DESIGNER UNKNOWN [OTUA.] Two photmontages. Circa 1930.
Each approximately 31 1/4x47 1/4 inches.
Condition varies, generally B+: minor tears and creases at edges. Printed on photographic paper.
Through his work as Art Director for the printer Paul Martial, Francis Bernard became involved in many avant-garde projects, such as his work with OTUA, l'Office Technique pour l'Utilisation de l'Acier. OTUA was the creative branch of the French steel industry, and was founded in the late 1920s. Francis Bernard designed their logo, worked with A.M. Cassandre on the design of the organization's magazine Acier, designed exhibition stands and advertising for the company and worked closely with other designers like René Herbst, Robert Mallet-Stevens and Jean Prouvé who all designed furniture for the company. Included in this lot are a series of vintage photographs relating to OTUA (some of which bear the stamp of the Paul-Martial Studio). One of these photographs shows one of these "posters" hanging within an OTUA display show room. It is entitled "L'Acier Dans le Transport." It has been suggested that these photomontages are the work of Germaine Krull.