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Paul Schuitema

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The Graphic Revolution: 1915�1935

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Paul Schuitema was a Dutch graphic designer and photographer who developed a modernist visual language through geometric abstraction and functional clarity in typography, print design, and photography. Active in early twentieth-century avant-garde circles in the Netherlands, he helped establish foundational principles of European modernist graphic design. His work synthesized photomontage, bold sans-serif typography, and asymmetrical composition into a coherent system for commercial and industrial communication.

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Artworks (33)

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Art & Project Bulletin #5

1969 · One from a set of 156 offset printed bulletins, exhibition copy

sheet (each): 11 5/8 x 16 9/16" (29.6 x 42 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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OPBOUW Magazine letterhead (Letter to J. van Regteren Altena)

1941 · Letterpress

11 1/2 × 8 3/16" (29.2 × 20.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Paul Schuitema letterhead (Letter to Piet Zwart)

1936 · Letterpress

11 5/8 × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Paul Schuitema stationery envelope

1936 · Letterpress

4 1/8 × 9" (10.5 × 22.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Paul Schuitema stationery

1936 · Letterpress

Museum of Modern Art

In the Country's Interest: Buy A.N.V.V. Postage Stamps - Supports the Work of the A.N.V.V. (Een Landsbelang: Koopt A.N.V.V. Postzegels - Steunt het werk der A.N.V.V.) (Poster for the Dutch Association of Tourist Offices)

1932 · Gravure

39 1/4 × 25 1/2" (99.7 × 64.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Support the Work of the A.N.V.V. - Buy A.N.V.V. Postage Stamps (Steunt het werk der A.N.V.V. - Koopt A.N.V.V. Postzegels) (Advertisement for the Dutch Association of Tourist Offices)

1932 · Offset lithograph

11 1/2 x 13 7/8" (29.3 x 35.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Portrait

1930 · Gelatin silver print

9 5/8 × 7 1/8" (24.4 × 18.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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New York, US

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Group Exhibition The Graphic Revolution: 1915�1935

New York · 1977