Manoli Privat
1929 · Silkscreen
65 1/2 x 46 1/2" (166.5 x 118.0 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Wilhelm Deffke
Artist
Art Nouveau
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6
Works in Collection
13
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- • Art Nouveau
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Wilhelm Deffke was a German graphic designer and typographer working primarily in lithography and poster design during the early twentieth century. His approach synthesized art nouveau sensibility with functionalist principles, prioritizing legibility within modernist reduction. Active between the wars, Deffke established himself as a significant figure in German design culture, bridging commercial and cultural advertising through a distinctive visual language that anticipated postwar graphic practice.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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