Dagfin Joe May Silent Film Constructivism

£3,750.00

Original vintage Soviet movie poster for a German film Dagfin translated into Russian as Life for Life - Zhizn za Zhizn - a 1926 silent film directed by Joe May and starring Paul Richter, Alfred Gerasch and Marcella Albani under the art direction by Ernst Schutte and Erich Zander. Dramatic constructivist design by S. Semenov-Menes (1895-1972) combining black and white photographs depicting scenes from the film with colour illustrations of the main two characters, the text above and below in stylised white letters against a red background. Fair condition, restored loss on margins, folds and tears, traces of old ink on some tears, backed on linen.

Country

Russia

Year

1928

Style

Avant Garde Posters

Artist

S. Semenov-Menes

Size (cm)

107x71