Cieslewicz, Roman | 1957 | Charlie Chaplin Films - Forbidden Laughter
This beautiful and rare 1957 Polish poster was designed by the wonderful Polish artist Roman Cieslewicz. He designed it for promote the 1938 West German production ‘Lachen Verboten’ (Forbidden Laughter) which was a compilation of six Charlie Chaplin films, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance. It’s a really special early example of his work.
Polish A1 size: 58 x 85 cm
About Roman Cieslewicz
Roman Cieslewicz (1930-1996) studied at Kracow Academy of Fine Arts. He was an incredible artist who moved to France in 1962 and worked as art director of "Vogue", "Elle" and "Mafia" advertising agency amongst other things. He has won numerous international awards including: Grand Prix at International Exhibition of Film Posters in Karlove Vary, Czech Republic; Gold Medal at 1st Biennial of Industrial Forms in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (1964); Gold Medal at 4th International Biennial of Posters in Warsaw (1972); Grand Prix for posters in Paris (1979); Bronze Medal at International Biennial of Posters (1984); Grand Prix of "Art Graphique" (1990); Excellence Prize at Biennial of Graphic in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (1991); President Price at Biennial of Applied Graphic in Brno, Slovakia (1992).
This is a wonderful article which was written about his 2010 show at the RCA in London if you’d like to read more about him.
This beautiful and rare 1957 Polish poster was designed by the wonderful Polish artist Roman Cieslewicz. He designed it for promote the 1938 West German production ‘Lachen Verboten’ (Forbidden Laughter) which was a compilation of six Charlie Chaplin films, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance. It’s a really special early example of his work.
Polish A1 size: 58 x 85 cm
About Roman Cieslewicz
Roman Cieslewicz (1930-1996) studied at Kracow Academy of Fine Arts. He was an incredible artist who moved to France in 1962 and worked as art director of "Vogue", "Elle" and "Mafia" advertising agency amongst other things. He has won numerous international awards including: Grand Prix at International Exhibition of Film Posters in Karlove Vary, Czech Republic; Gold Medal at 1st Biennial of Industrial Forms in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (1964); Gold Medal at 4th International Biennial of Posters in Warsaw (1972); Grand Prix for posters in Paris (1979); Bronze Medal at International Biennial of Posters (1984); Grand Prix of "Art Graphique" (1990); Excellence Prize at Biennial of Graphic in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (1991); President Price at Biennial of Applied Graphic in Brno, Slovakia (1992).
This is a wonderful article which was written about his 2010 show at the RCA in London if you’d like to read more about him.
This beautiful and rare 1957 Polish poster was designed by the wonderful Polish artist Roman Cieslewicz. He designed it for promote the 1938 West German production ‘Lachen Verboten’ (Forbidden Laughter) which was a compilation of six Charlie Chaplin films, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance. It’s a really special early example of his work.
Polish A1 size: 58 x 85 cm
About Roman Cieslewicz
Roman Cieslewicz (1930-1996) studied at Kracow Academy of Fine Arts. He was an incredible artist who moved to France in 1962 and worked as art director of "Vogue", "Elle" and "Mafia" advertising agency amongst other things. He has won numerous international awards including: Grand Prix at International Exhibition of Film Posters in Karlove Vary, Czech Republic; Gold Medal at 1st Biennial of Industrial Forms in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (1964); Gold Medal at 4th International Biennial of Posters in Warsaw (1972); Grand Prix for posters in Paris (1979); Bronze Medal at International Biennial of Posters (1984); Grand Prix of "Art Graphique" (1990); Excellence Prize at Biennial of Graphic in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (1991); President Price at Biennial of Applied Graphic in Brno, Slovakia (1992).
This is a wonderful article which was written about his 2010 show at the RCA in London if you’d like to read more about him.
