Der Schatten (Shadows) (Poster for German distribution of the Polish film Cień directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz and first released in 1956)

Jan LenicaWW-1966-M089674

1966·Lithograph·33 1/4 × 23 1/2" (84.5 × 59.7 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1966
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: 33 1/4 × 23 1/2" (84.5 × 59.7 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Jan Lenica

Artist

Jan Lenica

Painting

Jan Lenica was a Polish graphic designer, illustrator, and animator whose work became foundational to postwar European visual culture. He designed iconic posters and book covers in the 1950s and 1960s, developing a distinctive visual language that combined bold typography with surrealist imagery and stark graphic reduction. His illustrations and animated films extended this approach into cinema and publishing, establishing him as a central figure in the Polish School of Graphic Design.

Poznań, Poland

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