Mlodozeniec, Jan | 1977 | I'm Losing My Temper

£180.00

We have so much love for this charming poster by Mlodozeniec for French 1974 comedy ‘La Moutarde Me Monte Au Nez’ (Diabli mnie Biora). Directed by Claude Zidi and starring Piere Richard and Jane Birkin.

Polish A1 size: 58 x 84 cm

Condition: please note that whilst this poster is in almost perfect condition there is a bit of ink smudging due to the print process.

Jan Mlodozeniec

Jan Mlodozeniec was one of the most outstanding artists from 20th century Poland. He was born in Warsaw on November 8th 1929 to a well-to-do peasant family. They were all creative; his dad Stanislaw was a poet and founder of Polish futurism, his mum Wanda was an artist and his own son Piotr is now an accomplished graphic artist.

Jan Mlodozeniec decided to apply to art school on a bit of a whim after serving in the army during the war. He studied under the great master Prof. Henryk Tomaszewski and became one of the most prominent members of the Polish School of Posters.

Mlodozeniec’s painterly style is very distinct; characterised by naive childlike forms, bold lines, strong colour and a sense of humour. He said “I like colour in itself. I see its meaning in the colourful existence against the backdrop of a grey street. I never think twice about using six colours, something that from the point of view of poster canons (sparing means of expression) lowers its value in the eyes of experts”.

All of Mlodozeniec’s letters are painted by hand. He masterfully integrates the typography with the illustrative elements so that they intertwine with each other and work together as one.

Jan Mlodozeniec was very meticulous when designing his posters. He would often create hundreds of iterations for one piece - all in real scale on cardboard (until that became too expensive), and with just tiny changes in each version.

Jan Mlodozeniec was warm, joyful and generous. These qualities shine through in his work and it’s one of the reasons we love him so much.

Over his lifetime he created more than 400 Polish posters; including a wonderful selection of opera posters, theatre posters, film posters, a series of posters for folk shop Cepelia and Polish tourist poster. Alongside this work, he produced numerous book covers, illustrations, and drawings.

Mlodozeniec won many awards for his posters which were exhibited in over 40 solo shows around the world. Jan Mlodozeniec posters are now held in private collections and iconic museums including The Stedeliijk in Amsterdam, Kunstblibliothek in Berlin and the Museum of Modern Art in Toyama.

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We have so much love for this charming poster by Mlodozeniec for French 1974 comedy ‘La Moutarde Me Monte Au Nez’ (Diabli mnie Biora). Directed by Claude Zidi and starring Piere Richard and Jane Birkin.

Polish A1 size: 58 x 84 cm

Condition: please note that whilst this poster is in almost perfect condition there is a bit of ink smudging due to the print process.

Jan Mlodozeniec

Jan Mlodozeniec was one of the most outstanding artists from 20th century Poland. He was born in Warsaw on November 8th 1929 to a well-to-do peasant family. They were all creative; his dad Stanislaw was a poet and founder of Polish futurism, his mum Wanda was an artist and his own son Piotr is now an accomplished graphic artist.

Jan Mlodozeniec decided to apply to art school on a bit of a whim after serving in the army during the war. He studied under the great master Prof. Henryk Tomaszewski and became one of the most prominent members of the Polish School of Posters.

Mlodozeniec’s painterly style is very distinct; characterised by naive childlike forms, bold lines, strong colour and a sense of humour. He said “I like colour in itself. I see its meaning in the colourful existence against the backdrop of a grey street. I never think twice about using six colours, something that from the point of view of poster canons (sparing means of expression) lowers its value in the eyes of experts”.

All of Mlodozeniec’s letters are painted by hand. He masterfully integrates the typography with the illustrative elements so that they intertwine with each other and work together as one.

Jan Mlodozeniec was very meticulous when designing his posters. He would often create hundreds of iterations for one piece - all in real scale on cardboard (until that became too expensive), and with just tiny changes in each version.

Jan Mlodozeniec was warm, joyful and generous. These qualities shine through in his work and it’s one of the reasons we love him so much.

Over his lifetime he created more than 400 Polish posters; including a wonderful selection of opera posters, theatre posters, film posters, a series of posters for folk shop Cepelia and Polish tourist poster. Alongside this work, he produced numerous book covers, illustrations, and drawings.

Mlodozeniec won many awards for his posters which were exhibited in over 40 solo shows around the world. Jan Mlodozeniec posters are now held in private collections and iconic museums including The Stedeliijk in Amsterdam, Kunstblibliothek in Berlin and the Museum of Modern Art in Toyama.

We have so much love for this charming poster by Mlodozeniec for French 1974 comedy ‘La Moutarde Me Monte Au Nez’ (Diabli mnie Biora). Directed by Claude Zidi and starring Piere Richard and Jane Birkin.

Polish A1 size: 58 x 84 cm

Condition: please note that whilst this poster is in almost perfect condition there is a bit of ink smudging due to the print process.

Jan Mlodozeniec

Jan Mlodozeniec was one of the most outstanding artists from 20th century Poland. He was born in Warsaw on November 8th 1929 to a well-to-do peasant family. They were all creative; his dad Stanislaw was a poet and founder of Polish futurism, his mum Wanda was an artist and his own son Piotr is now an accomplished graphic artist.

Jan Mlodozeniec decided to apply to art school on a bit of a whim after serving in the army during the war. He studied under the great master Prof. Henryk Tomaszewski and became one of the most prominent members of the Polish School of Posters.

Mlodozeniec’s painterly style is very distinct; characterised by naive childlike forms, bold lines, strong colour and a sense of humour. He said “I like colour in itself. I see its meaning in the colourful existence against the backdrop of a grey street. I never think twice about using six colours, something that from the point of view of poster canons (sparing means of expression) lowers its value in the eyes of experts”.

All of Mlodozeniec’s letters are painted by hand. He masterfully integrates the typography with the illustrative elements so that they intertwine with each other and work together as one.

Jan Mlodozeniec was very meticulous when designing his posters. He would often create hundreds of iterations for one piece - all in real scale on cardboard (until that became too expensive), and with just tiny changes in each version.

Jan Mlodozeniec was warm, joyful and generous. These qualities shine through in his work and it’s one of the reasons we love him so much.

Over his lifetime he created more than 400 Polish posters; including a wonderful selection of opera posters, theatre posters, film posters, a series of posters for folk shop Cepelia and Polish tourist poster. Alongside this work, he produced numerous book covers, illustrations, and drawings.

Mlodozeniec won many awards for his posters which were exhibited in over 40 solo shows around the world. Jan Mlodozeniec posters are now held in private collections and iconic museums including The Stedeliijk in Amsterdam, Kunstblibliothek in Berlin and the Museum of Modern Art in Toyama.

BUYING A VINTAGE POSTER

All of our vintage Polish posters are lovingly sourced from Poland and were the original editions commissioned by the Communist State to promote cultural events. Polish posters were printed in strictly limited runs to be displayed in town centres, theatres and cinemas - so any which survive have been lovingly rescued along the way.

For us, nothing comes close to the soulful charm of vintage Polish posters; the colours, the offset lithography, the matt paper. But please note, due to their age, many do bear marks of time.

We always do our best to describe any flaws, but if you have any questions at all about this vintage poster then get in touch and we’ll be happy to send you more info.

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