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POSTER: GERT SELLHEIM (1901-1970) AUSTRALIA. 1957. 39x25 inches. McClaren & Co., Melbourne.
GERT SELLHEIM (1901-1970) AUSTRALIA. 1957.
39 1/2x25 inches. McClaren & Co., Melbourne.
Condition B: abrasions, skinning, and repaired tears in image.
Estonian-born Sellheim studied architecture in Germany and Austria before migrating to Australia in 1926. He worked as an architect for two years and then began designing posters. Along with James Northfield and Percey Trompf, Sellheim is considered to be one of the finest artists who designed travel posters in Australia in the 1930s. He brings to his work an element of the European avant-garde and his posters are "distinguished by their innovative design, in particular the use of montage" (Trading Places 29). He is most famous for designing the flying kangaroo logo for Qantas airlines. Poster Art in Australia p. 42.
39 1/2x25 inches. McClaren & Co., Melbourne.
Condition B: abrasions, skinning, and repaired tears in image.
Estonian-born Sellheim studied architecture in Germany and Austria before migrating to Australia in 1926. He worked as an architect for two years and then began designing posters. Along with James Northfield and Percey Trompf, Sellheim is considered to be one of the finest artists who designed travel posters in Australia in the 1930s. He brings to his work an element of the European avant-garde and his posters are "distinguished by their innovative design, in particular the use of montage" (Trading Places 29). He is most famous for designing the flying kangaroo logo for Qantas airlines. Poster Art in Australia p. 42.
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