Charles Lapicque

Faster, Higher, Stronger - Olympische Spiele München by Charles Lapicque, 1972

1972

Artist: After Maurice Estève Medium: Original Lithographic Poster, 1970 Dimensions: 33.5 x 21.25 in, 85.1 x 54 cm Classic Poster Paper - Perfect Condition A Maurice Estève create...

Artist: Roger Bezombes Medium: Lithographic Poster, 1981 Dimensions: 39.5 x 23.75 in, 100.3 x 60.33 cm Glossy Poster Paper - Condition A- (a few minor creases on some posters due ...

Artist: André Brasilier Medium: Original Lithograph, 1971 Dimensions: 22.5 x 30 in, 57 x 76 cm Arches paper - Fair Condition B This original lithog...

"Each work is a summation and consolidation of innermost feelings toward a particular experience at a given time. I do not seek to associate or identify with any particular approach,...

Original Olympische Spiele Munchen 1972 vintage Olympic poster. Printed in 1969 for the 1972 Munich Olympics, this antique poster is archival...

Paper Size: 40.25 x 25.25 inches ( 102.235 x 64.135 cm ) Image Size: 32 x 23 inches ( 81.28 x 58.42 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Official poster desig...

Show jumping is an original artwork realized by Charles Lapicque (Theizé 1898 - 1988 Orsay) in 1972. Offset poster realized for the Olympic Games of 19...

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...