Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud - Poster Akademie der Künste Berlin 1966.

JJP Oud. Exhibition poster Akademie der Künste Berlin 1966. 83.5 x 29.5 cm. Iconic, minimalist exhibition poster. A beautiful object for lovers of modernist design and graphic design. The 1966 poster reflects the clean, functional aesthetic of modernism and the geometric principles for which the architect was known. This 1966 poster is a rare historical object. The poster is in German and announces a retrospective exhibition in Berlin. The text is divided into three colored stripes (red, white, and blue, a reference to the Dutch flag. The exhibition was on display in Munich the previous year. Red stripe: Akademie der Künste (The Art Academy in Berlin). White stripe j·j·p·oud (His initials and surname in a characteristic minimalist typeface). 1890-1963 (His birth and death year). Blue stripe: Bauten und Entwürfe (Buildings and Designs) Ausstellung vom 28. Januar - 20. Februar 1966 (Exhibition from January 28 to February 20, 1966).täglich 10-19 Uhr (Open daily from 10:00 to 19:00). Berlin-Hansaviertel (The Berlin district where the Akademie der Künste was located at the time. Printed by: Albert Hentrich, 1 Berlin 41 (Steglitz), Albrechtstr. 111. The poster is rare to very rare and had a limited print run. This type of poster was printed purely to promote a temporary exhibition that lasted only three weeks (January 28 – February 20, 1966). At the time, the print run was likely limited to a few hundred copies, intended exclusively for distribution within Berlin. Because posters were pasted up outdoors or discarded after the exhibition, relatively few copies have survived in good condition. Most copies that still exist today are located in museum or university archives. The poster has some minor edge damage (silverfish) on the left margin. The image surface itself is clean and has a small number of barely visible creases. It is a strikingly elongated panoramic format, which makes it graphically appealing. JJP Oud is a major name within De Stijl and modernism. Posters featuring iconic architects from this period are rare and sought after.