{"id":6957,"date":"2016-03-18T19:49:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T19:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/?p=6957"},"modified":"2017-02-11T14:29:43","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T14:29:43","slug":"the-art-of-polish-posters-part-iv-cyrk-posters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/advertising\/the-art-of-polish-posters-part-iv-cyrk-posters\/","title":{"rendered":"THE ART OF POLISH POSTERS – Part IV
CYRK… Posters"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the golden era of the Polish School of Posters the most recognized subject and the most highly-acclaimed posters were CYRK (aka Circus) posters. In their more than twenty years of design supremacy, CYRK achieved a remarkable artistic quality and a degree of popularity not matched by the any other genre of the Polish School of Posters. They became known for their mastery of specific artistic qualities: painterly gestures, vibrant colors, hand-lettering and humor as well as their camouflaged messages.<\/p>\n

For example – Mona Lisa<\/strong><\/a>, by Maciej Urbaniec<\/strong><\/a> [in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, NYC and honored in Poland with a postage stamp of its image] through color, design and metaphors conveys the concept that an ideal life would combine the sophistication of Leonardo da Vinci\u2019s art with the exuberance of the circus.<\/p>\n

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Mona Lisa<\/strong><\/a>
\nArtist:\u00a0Maciej Urbaniec<\/strong><\/a>
\nYear Printed: 1978
\nSize: 27″ x 39″
\nThis poster is a subsequent printing of a 1970 poster. \u00a0All printings were by agencies of the Polish Communist government which continuously used the same printing plates, making it hard to differential between initial prints and subsequent prints of a poster. \u00a0Often sellers are unaware of the actual printing date of a poster as all printings are practically identical.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Lion Standing on CYRK
\n<\/a><\/strong>Artist: Hubert Hilscher
\n<\/a><\/strong>Year Printed: 1978
\nSize: 27″ x 39″
\nThis poster is a subsequent printing of a 1967 poster<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Howdy Doody Clown With Flower<\/strong><\/a>
\nArtist: Bohdan Bocianowski<\/strong><\/a>
\nYear Printed: 1980
\nSize: 27″ x 39″
\nThis poster is a subsequent printing of a 1974 poster<\/p>\n

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Talking Monkey<\/strong><\/a>
\nArtist:\u00a0Hubert Hilscher
\n<\/a><\/strong>Year Printed: 1973
\nSize: 27″ x 39″<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>1\/2 Tiger & 1\/2 Clown<\/strong><\/a>
\nArtist: Rafal Olbinski<\/strong><\/a>
\nYear Printed: 1980
\nSize: 39″ x 27″<\/p>\n

Here are a few more Cyrk posters which used the image of the tiger and other large cats:<\/p>\n

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Tiger Tiger Burning Bright<\/strong><\/a>
\nArtist: Jerzy Czerniawski<\/strong><\/a>
\nYear Printed: 1977
\nSize: 27″ x 39″<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Large Seated Cat<\/strong><\/a>
\nArtist:\u00a0Hubert Hilscher
\n<\/a><\/strong>Year Printed: 1980
\nSize: 27″ x 39″<\/p>\n

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Funny Face Dreaming<\/strong><\/a>
\nArtist: Tadeusz Jodlowski<\/strong><\/a>
\nYear Printed:1979
\nSize: 27″ x 39″
\nThis poster is a subsequent printing of a 1965 poster<\/p>\n

Everybody loves a Clown, especially one playing a Saxophone that is blowing Butterflys<\/p>\n

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Saxophones & Butterflies<\/strong><\/a>
\nArtist: Maciej Szemelowski<\/strong><\/a>
\nYear Printed: c.1984
\nSize: 26″ x 35″<\/p>\n

\u00a0See all Available\u00a0Cyrk Posters<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

See our previous Polish blog postings:<\/span><\/p>\n

The Art of Polish Posters – Polish School of Posters – Part I<\/a>
\nTHE ART OF POLISH POSTERS –\u00a0Politics and Poster Art \u2013 Part II
\n<\/a>THE ART OF POLISH POSTERS \u2013 Part III: Artists of the Polish School of Posters<\/a><\/h4>\n

Check back with this blog as we continue to show great polish poster art and continue the story of the Polish School of Posters!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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