Here is a quite stylish vintage poster featuring a pink lion and an orange mouse.
The name "CYRK" means "circus" in Polish but it also refers to vintage circus posters from Poland, emerged from around 1962 as a genre of the Polish School of Posters. They are characterized by their display of aesthetic qualities such as painterly gestures, linear design, hand-lettering, metaphors, humor, and vibrant colors.
The CYRK posters are usually based on a single theme and meant to be advertisements and were created in an attempt to interest the passerby in the upcoming circus.
This poster was designed by the Polish artist Waldemar Świerzy (1931-2013) who was a member of the infamous CYRK group and made several great posters for Warsaw Zoological Garden in the 1960s.
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Artist: Waldemar Swierzy (signed in print)
Print: Offset lithography
Dimensions: 25 x 38.2 in (63.5 x 97 cm)
Condition: Fair condition - signs of handling and multiple tears around the edges (some tears has repairs on the back made with adhesive tape) - please see pictures.
Country: Poland
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