Dodo 1907-1998
Federn, c. 1926
watercolour on paper
46.5 x 32 cm
Framed: 58.5 x 44.5 cm
Framed: 58.5 x 44.5 cm
2012-38
© Dörte Bürgner 'Dodo' estate
Photo: Bridgeman images
Advertisement design was a defining element in Dodo’s early work when she was studying at the Reimann School. The designs, including the Federn advert, Hanna Haars Hats and Rosine Paris...
Advertisement design was a defining element in Dodo’s early work when she was studying at the Reimann School. The designs, including the Federn advert, Hanna Haars Hats and Rosine Paris clearly reflect the styles of the era. Federn features a clean, linear design, the nib designed to look metallic and 3D. It resembles a rocket, or even a bullet, and clearly encapsulates the Bauhaus movement of Berlin in the 1920s. Modernist design and architecture are evident in many of Dodo’s own designs.
Provenance
presented by the Dodo Estate, AthensExhibitions
2018 Finchleystrasse: German artists in exile in Great Britain and beyond 1933-45, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, London (Department of Culture and Education)
2024 The Decorative Fair, Evolution London
Literature
Finchleystrasse: German artists in exile in Great Britain and beyond 1933-45 (London: Ben Uri Gallery and Museum in association with the German Embassy London, 2018), p. 19.3
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