Lot Essay
The central image in this poster is based on a bronze statue of the heroic Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi and was originally designed for the cancelled 1940 Games.
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XVth OLYMPIC GAMES, HELSINKI, FINLAND 1952
Details
Ilmari Sysimetsä (1912-1955)
XVth OLYMPIC GAMES, HELSINKI, FINLAND 1952
offset lithograph in colours, 1951, printed by Oy. Tilgmann AB., condition A-; backed on linen
39 x 24½in. (99 x 62cm.)
XVth OLYMPIC GAMES, HELSINKI, FINLAND 1952
offset lithograph in colours, 1951, printed by Oy. Tilgmann AB., condition A-; backed on linen
39 x 24½in. (99 x 62cm.)
Literature
Olympic Posters, p.60; Olympic Image, p.134
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