Lot 203
25 Posters for the Marshall Plan Project (From The Intra-European Cooperation for the Better Standard of Living Poster Contest, Fall 1950)
Lot 203 Details
25 Posters for the Marshall Plan Project (From The Intra-European Cooperation for the Better Standard of Living Poster Contest, Fall 1950), European
Collection of twenty-five winning colour lithograph posters, each representing themes of cooperation and economic recovery including the artists and titles: Reyn (Reijen) Dirksen (1924-1999), Dutch [awarded 1st prize], ALL OUR COLOURS TO THE MAST; Walter Hofmann (1906- 1973), Austrian, EINIGES EUROPA-TRAGTWOHLSTAND;
Rudolf Korunka (20th Century), Austrian, ERP INTEREUROPAISCHE ZUSAMMENARBEIT; Ernst Storch (20th Century), FRIEDEN DURCH INTEREUROP. ZUSAMMENENARBEIT; Kurt Krapeik (20th Century), WIR BAUREN EIN NEUES EUROPA;
Fabien Vienne (1925- ), French, COOPERATION INTEREUROPEENNE; Alfred Lutz (1919- ), INTER-EUROPAISCHE ZUSAMMENARBEIT FUR BESSERE LEBENSBENDINGUNGEN; Guiseppe Groce, Italian, NO TEXT (TWO NUDE FIGURES REACHING OUT);
Mario Puppo, Italian, NO TEXT (A WOMAN HOLDS A STAFF WITH A DOVE);
Wladimer Flem, Dutch, FOR EUROPEAN PROSPERITY;
F.J.F. Nettes, SAMEN WERK, SAMEN WERK;
E. Spreckmeester, WHATEVER THE WEATHER, WE ONLY REACH WELFARE TOGETHER;
Unknown, MARSHALLHJALPEN SAMARBETE (WORKING TOGETHER FOR SUCCESS TO A HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING);
Justa Abert, Swedish, MARSHALL HJALPEN;
Gottfried Honegger-Lavater (1917- ) Swiss, LA COOPERATION INTER-EUROPEENE POUR UN NIVEAU DE VIE PLUS ELEV;
Emil Hotz, TOWARD A BETTER FUTURE;
Pierre Gauchat (1902-1956), Swiss, COOPERATION INTEREUROPEENE, PROSEERITE INTEREUROPEENE;
Kenna Terrizan, Turkish, MALGRE TOUT (IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING);
Brian Dear, British, PROSPERITY, THE FRUIT OF CO-OPERATION. EUROPEAN RECOVERY PROGRAMME;
Leonard Ray Horton and Ronald Sandefort, British, E.R.P. YOU HOLD THE KEY;
Alban Wyss (French), RECONSTRUIRE L’EUROPE (TO REBUILD EUROPE);
Alfredo LaLia (1907- ), Italian, ERP POUR S’ELEVER ET VIVRE MIEUX;
Gaston van den Eynde, Belgian, PAR LE PLAN MARSHALL;
Andre Golven (French), SEVE NOUVELLE VIE MEILLEURE, COOPERATION INTER-EUROPEENE;
Louis Emerick, Dutch, EUROPE COOPERATION. Unframed.
Each approximately 29.25" x 21.50" — 74.3 x 54.6 cm.
Estimate $2,000-$3,000
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The Marshall Plan (officially the “European Recovery Program, ERP”) was the large-scale American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism. The plan was in operation for four years, beginning in April 1948. The United States aimed to rebuild the region devastated by the war, modernize industry, and remove trade barriers in an effort to make Europe prosperous again. This initiative was named after the US Secretary of State, George Marshall.
Over 10,000 works were submitted from various counties and a panel of 12 graphic artists served as the judges, selecting the 25 winning posters represented in this lot.