TA22_Balaton Weeks

Máté András

Verlag: Erscheinungsdatum: 1958

Size: A1 1 Sheet (cca. 59 x 84 cm). Lake Balaton weeks from August 20 to September 20 is a beautiful 1958 vintage Hungarian travel poster It was designed by Andras Mate who was a central figure of the generation of artists that kicked off in the late 1950s HIs designs have a lyrical delicate and harmonic character Mate was well known for his outstanding movie posters of the 1960s but he also created commercial propaganda and event posters M t often worked on posters for tourism for the national bus company IBUSZ and the onetime Hungarian Airline Company called Malev This poster was created in the last years of the 1950s so it is an early travel poster by Mate It advertised Balaton a popular spot for holidays in Hungary Lake Balaton is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary It is the largest lake in Central Europe and one of the region s foremost tourist destinations It is located in central Hungary about 50 miles 80 km southwest of Budapest It has an area of 231 square miles 598 square km and extends for 48 miles 77 km The mountainous region of the northern shore is known both for its historic character and as a major wine region while the flat southern shore is known for its resort towns While a few settlements around Lake Balaton including Balatonf red and H v z have long been resort centres for the Hungarian aristocracy it was only in the late 19th century that the Hungarian middle class began to visit the lake Later the construction of railways in 1861 and 1909 increased tourism substantially but the post war boom of the 1950s was even much larger sources www britannica com www thelonelyplanet com Here Mate employed a strong expressive style mixing techniques like painting and collage Although the design doesn t include a depiction of landmarks from around Lake Balaton it has a very pleasant vibe as it is a fresh colourful composition The visuality of the poster was already a sign of a new exciting era in Hungarian poster design Fine, light fold marks and wear, some discolouration. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 557

Bibliografische Details

Titel: TA22_Balaton Weeks
Erscheinungsdatum: 1958
Einband: Paper, offset lithography.