Catalogue
- Year
- 1937
- Medium
- Letterpress
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Piet Zwart
Artist

Printmaking
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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Piet Zwart: Retrospektive fotografie
1981 · Designed catalog
Sleutelwoorden: Piet Zwart 80 jaar jong (80 Years Young)
1966 · Book with designed typography and color printed wrappers
Het Boek van PTT
1938 · Rotogravure
Het Boek van PTT (The Book of the PTT)
1938 · Book with color lithographs and photocollage wrappers
Nederlandsche Bond voor Kunst in Industrie stationery envelope
1937 · Letterpress
Nederlandsche Bond voor Kunst in Industrie letterhead
1937 · Letterpress
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Piet Zwart
- Year
- 1937
- Medium
- Letterpress
- Watts ID
- WW-1937-M114447
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Status
- verified





