Piet Zwart: Retrospektive fotografie
1981 · Designed catalog
26.9 × 21.3 cm (10 9/16 × 8 3/8 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Piet Zwart
Dutch, 1885
PrintmakingPhotographyGeometric Abstraction
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None documented
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126
Works in Collection
207
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- • Geometric Abstraction
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Art of the Twenties
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1979–1980
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The Graphic Revolution: 1915�1935
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1977
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Collage and the Photo-Image
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1973
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Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879�1967
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968
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Piet Zwart was a Dutch graphic designer, typographer, and industrial designer whose work bridged modernist principles and functional Dutch design during the twentieth century. A pioneering figure in avant-garde typography and layout, he developed distinctive approaches to letterpress composition and poster design that integrated photography and geometric abstraction. His practice extended to industrial design, furniture, and spatial installation, establishing foundational methods that influenced subsequent generations of graphic and product design in Northern Europe.
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