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POSTER: JOSE MORELL (1899-1949). DIA DEL LIBR

JOSE MORELL (1899-1949) DIA DEL LIBRO. 1931.
27 3/4x19 3/4 inches, 70 1/2x50 cm. Graficas Bobes, Paris.
Condition A-: creases in margins and image. Paper.
Morell was one of the most talented and prolific Spanish Art Deco artists. Improbably he both designed posters for the Republican Party during the Spanish Civil War and then received commissions from Franco after the war. He is primarily known for his travel posters. Here, to promote Book Day, Morell presents a colorful cascade of stylized books. Morell p. 88, Catalunta 432.

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