OLYMPIC GAMES MEMORABILIA 1896-2002

Auction 37
Auction closes on Dec 08, 2001


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POSTERS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES

c113. Amsterdam 1928. Visitor's Guide Poster for the IX Olympiad.
Multicolor, 40.6x53.5cm (16"x21.1"). Map of Amsterdam surrounded by
landmarks including Olympic stadium. Published by Orange Bootz. Faint
creases, sm. marginal repaired tears, lined on linen. Scarce. ($500) Images: 1

c114. Lake Placid 1932. Official Bobsled Poster. Blue and gold,
101.5x63.5cm (40"x25"). Four-man bobsled team between Olympic
Games legend, four illustrations of different Olympic Winter events at
l. VF-EF, professionally mounted on linen. ($2,500) Images: 1

115. Berlin 1936. Official Poster in German Language. Designed by
Frantz Wuerbel, Berlin. Multicolor offset printing, 63x101cm
(24.8"x39.8"). Olympic champion over quadriga on Brandenburg Gate.
Olympism p. 44/45. Bright colors, minor tears professionally repaired.
EF, lined on linen. ($3,250)

c116. Berlin 1936. Dutch Film Poster "Championen der Olympiade"
(Champions of the Olympiad). Multicolor, 52.3x81cm (20.6"x31.9"),
distributed by "Minerva" Films. Dutch legend above Olympic (1928!)
stadium, Olympic rings in upper r. Creased, VF, a few sm. marginal
tears and tack holes. Very rare. ($1,750) Images: 1

c117. Berlin 1936. Official Film Poster for the Berlin 1936 Olympic
Games by Leni Riefenstahl. Multicolor, 58.5x77cm (23"x30.3"), in
French language, printed in Belgium. German gold medal winner Hein in
Hammer Throw Event over Berlin Olympic Stadium. Lt. soiling,
professionally repaired and mounted on linen, VF-EF. Scarce. ($2,250) Images: 1

c118. Helsinki 1952 Official Poster in Portuguese Language. Offset color
printing, 30x25.5cm (15.4"x10"), designed by Hari Sysimetsae, printed
by Tilgman AB. Nurmi, famous Finnish runner and Olympic champion,
running to r., globe with Finland in back. The poster was designed for the
1940 Helsinki Olympic Games; only the date was changed. VF-EF, sm. chip
on lower l., sm. tear. ($275) Images: 1

c119. Stockholm 1956. Equestrian Olympic Events Official Poster.
Multicolor, 62x99cm (24.3"x39.5"). Designed by John Sjosvard, printed
by Esserte, Stockholm. Ancient Greek equestrian over German legend
and color rings. Olympism p. 67. A few minor tears professionally
repaired and lined on linen. Bright colors, a classical poster. Scarce.
($2,000) Images: 1

c120. Melbourne 1956. Official Poster. Color lithography, 30x50cm
(11.8"x19.7"), designed by R. Beck, printed by Containers Ltd.,
Melbourne. Olympism p. 65. VF-EF, lt. creases, professionally lined on
linen. Scarce poster. ($575) Images: 1

c121. Squaw Valley 1960. Official Flag Poster in French Language.
61.91cm (24"x35.8"). Map of the United States with Squaw Valley, date
below. Olympism. p. 77. EF, professionally lined on linen. ($675) Images: 1

122. Innsbruck 1964. Film Poster for the IX Olympic Winter Games.
Multicolor, 58.3x84cm (23"x33.1"), by Lois Egg. Abstract Alpine
design with large color Olympic rings. Creased, tears at top, VF. Rare.
($400) Images: 1

c123. Tokyo 1964. Olympic Games Official Poster. Multicolor, 72x102cm
(28.3"x40.1"). Large logo, Japanese and English legend. Olympism
unlisted. VF, professionally lined on linen. Rare. ($500) Images: 1

124. Tokyo 1964. Official Runners Poster. Offset printing, 101x72cm
(39.8"x28.3"), designed by Y. Kamekura, J. Murakashi and O. Hayasaki.
Runners at start to the right, "Tokyo 1964" and Olympic rings below.
Olympism p. 81. Lt. marginal creases and sm. tears, o.w. EF. ($500)

c125. Tokyo 1964. Official Olympic Games Poster. Multicolor, 72x102cm
(28.3"x40.1"). Sailing boat in waves, English and Japanese legend and
logo below. With a few autographs. Olympism unlisted. VF,
professionally lined on linen. Rare. ($500) Images: 1

126. Tokyo 1964. Large Art Exhibition During Tokyo Olympics Poster.
Multicolor, 72.5x103cm (28.5"x40.6"). Text in English and Japanese.
Lt. marginal creases, sm. tear o.w. EF. ($400) Images: 1

c127. Grenoble 1968. Official Poster. 62x96cm (24.4"x37.8") designed by
Jean Brian, printed by Imprimerie Generale, Grenoble. 5 rings racing
down a mountain, 5-line legend and Grenoble Olympic logo at l.
Olympism p. 92. Lt. marginal creases, VF-EF. ($375) Images: 1

c128. Grenoble 1968. Large Chamrousse Alpine Skiing Venue Poster.
Multicolor, 61.9x95.9cm (24.4"x37.8"), designed by Alain Perceval.
Aerial view of snowy Chamrousse, Olympic rings and legend upper r.
Olympism p. 95. Minor marginal creases, o.w. EF. ($225) Images: 1

129. Grenoble 1968. Large IsŠre Skier Poster. Multicolor, 62x98.7cm
(24.4"x38.9"), by Alain Perceval. Skier in the Alps at IsŠre, substitute
site for the skiing events. Olympism p. 94. Minor creases, o.w. EF.
($225) Images: 1

130. Grenoble 1968. Villard de Lans Poster. Multicolor, 40x60cm
(15.7"x23.6"), by Photopress. Aerial view of site of luge event, official
logo lower l. Lt. marginal creases, o.w. EF. ($175) Images: 1

131. Grenoble 1968. X Olympic Winter Games Skier Poster. Multicolor,
62x90.5cm (24.4"x35.6"), photo by Paul Ryan, issued by Head. Large
image of skier's head with "USA" hat over Grenoble. Laminated for
protection, 2 tack holes in upper corners, o.w. EF. ($150) Images: 1

All posters for the Mexico 1968 Olympic Games were the team work of Pedro Ramirez Vasquez, Eduardo Terrazas, both Mexico, and Lance Wyman (USA). They were printed by Miguel Galas S.A., Mexico, in offset
printing. There were 18 sport posters, 19 cultural posters, and 99 miscellaneous posters.

c132. Mexico City 1968. The Official Poster. Black and pink, 63.3x63.5cm (24.9"x25"). B&W design with logo in center, rings in pink, recalls the motifs of the Huichol Indians. Olympism p. 85. EF, laminated for protection. ($575) Images: 1

133. Mexico 1968. Large Female Gymnastics Poster. Purple, red and yellow, 60.8x85.5cm (23.9"x33.7"). Gymnast over "Mexico 68" logo. Olympism p. 86. Lt. marginal creases, o.w. EF. ($ 100) Images: 1

c134. Mexico 1968. Large Female Gymnastics Poster. Blue with pink, purple and yellow logo, 60.6x85.8cm (23.9"x33.8"). Olympism unlisted. VF-EF. ($ 100) Images: 1

135. Mexico 1968. Large Field Hockey Poster. Teal and lt. blue, yellow and black, 61x90cm (24"x35.4"). Hockey players under Mexico 68 logo. Lt. creases, EF. ($ 100) Images: 1

136. Mexico 1968. Large Men's Gymnastics Poster. Yellow, pink and red, 60.8x86cm (23.9"x33.9") Male gymnast on parallel bars over "Mexico 68" logo. Olympism unlisted. Lt. creases, sm. tear repaired with tape on back, abt. VF-EF. ($ 100) Images: 1

137. Mexico 1968. Large Men's Gymnastics Poster. Pink, purple and white, 60.8x85.5cm (23.9"x33.7"). Gymnast on pommel horse, logo above. Sm. marginal tears, o.w. EF. ($ 100) Images: 1

138. Mexico 1968. Soccer Event Poster. Olive, black and white, 45x4 (17.7"x17.7"). Soccer players, Mexico logo at top. EF. ($ 100)

139. Mexico 1968. Cultural Program Bolshoi Ballet Poster. Black, blue and white, 44.5x44.5cm (17.5"x17.5"). Bolshoi Ballet ballerina, dancing. EF, laminated for protection. ($ 100) Images: 1

c140. Sapporo 1972. Official Ski Jump Poster. Offset lithograph in color, 102x72cm (40.1"x28.3"), designed by Y. Kamekura, photo by N. Fujikawa, printed by Toppan Printing Co. Olympism p. 107. EF. ($375) Images: 1

c141. Munich 1972. Official Poster. Multicolor offset, 59.2x84cm (23.3"x33.1"), designed by O.H. Aicher, printed by Mandruck, Munich. Tent-shaped roof of Olympic stadium and Olympic tower, logo at top. Olympism p. 97. Several tack holes in each corner and on side, lt. spots at bottom, VF-EF. Scarce poster. ($175) Images: 1

142. Munich 1972. Large Official Map of the Olympic Park Poster. Multicolor, 84x119cm (33.1"x46.9"). The Olympic Park included the Olympic stadium and Olympic Village, as on October 1970. Tape and tack holes in each corner, o.w. EF. ($100) Images: 1

143. Munich 1972. View of the Olympic Stadium Site Photographic Poster. Multicolor, 159x35.3cm (62.6"x13.9"), by R. Stradtmann. View of Olympic Park with stadium in Munich. EF. Scarce. ($100) Images: 1

c144. 76th IOC Session in Lausanne, 1975. Official Session Poster. Multicolor, 50x70cm (19.7"x27.6"). Olympic rings over heart with sport events, "75" below. EF. ($150) Images: 1

c145. Innsbruck 1976. Official Poster. Multicolor, 41x58cm (16.1"x22.8"), designed by A. Zelger, printed by Alpina Offset. Official logo design. Olympism p. 117. Lt. creases, o.w. EF. ($475) Images: 1

c146. Innsbruck 1976. Mascot Snowman Poster. Multicolor, 58.8x84cm (23.1"x33"), designed by Walter Poetsch, published by the Austrian NOC, by Alpina Offset. Large "Schneemanderl" on blue, legend and logo below. Sm. color repairs, tape on each corner, VF-EF. Rare poster. ($400) Images: 1

c147. Innsbruck 1976. Original Seefeld Farmer on Skis Poster. Offset color lithography, 84x59.7cm (33.1"x23.5"), designed by W. Poetsch, printed by Socher. Olympism p. 119. Distributed in Seefeld for the Nordic Skiing events. Minor creases. EF. ($275) Images: 1

c148. Innsbruck 1976. Original Seefeld Farmer as Hockey Player. Offset color lithograph, 84x59.7cm (33.1"x23.5"), designed by W. Poetsch, printed by Sochor. Olympism unlisted. Distributed in Seefeld for the Ice Hockey events. EF. ($275) Images: 1

c149. Innsbruck 1976. Olympia '76. Surrealistic Female Winter Athlete's Head. Offset lithograph in color, 74x53cm (29.1"x20.9"), designed by H. Leherb, famous surrealist, printed by Grosser, Linz. Olympism p. 119. The Austrian NOC distributed this poster. Some marginal creases, EF. ($375) Images: 1

c150. Innsbruck and Montreal 1976. United States Olympic Team Fundraising Poster. Multicolor, 55.9x76.2cm (22"x30"), printed on stock paper. Eagle over U.S. Olympic shield, legend below. Creased, o.w. bright colors. ($125) Images: 1

c151. Montreal 1976. Pair of Official Logo Posters. Color lithography, 42x59.5cm (16.5"x23.5"). White logo on red, and red logo on white. Ltly. creased, VF-EF. (2 pcs.) ($150) Images: 1

c152. Montreal 1976. Kingston 1976 Official Yachting Event Poster. Color lithography, 42x59.5cm (16.5"x23"). Various types of Olympic sailboats over colored waves. Abt. EF. ($75) Images: 1

153. Montreal 1976. Competition Sites Poster. Color lithography, 59.5x84cm (23.4"x33"). Logo above 20 photos of Olympic venues. Lt. marginal creases, sm. tear. ($85) Images: 1

c154. Montreal 1976. Official Arts and Culture Program Poster. Multicolor lithography, 59.5x84cm (23.4"x33"), by Yvon Laroche. Large logo of the Cultural Olympiad with bilingual text. Small marginal creases, o.w. EF. ($90) Images: 1

c155. Montreal 1976. U.S. Olympic Committee "Olympics 1976" Poster. Orange and black, 63.5x106.5cm (25"x41.9"), designed by Colleen Browning. 12 images of nude male and female gymnasts over legend. Creased, lt. foxing. Scarce. ($80) Images: 1

c156. Lake Placid 1980. Official Poster with Logo. 52.5x65.5cm (20.7"x25.8"). Designed by Robert W. Whitney of Lake Placid, offset printing by G. Little Press, Burlington, Vermont. Logo symbolizing mountain and double organizations of Olympic Games in Lake Placid, 1932 and 1980. Olympism p. 128/129. EF. ($225) Images: 1

c157. Lake Placid 1980. Figure Skater's Poster by LeRoy Nieman. Blue and red, 51.8x99.3cm (20.3"x39.1"). Female figure skater over "XIII Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980" legend, USOC logo in lower l. Lt. marginal creases on poster board, o.w. EF. ($75) Images: 1

c158. Moscow 1980. Moscow Welcomes the Olympic Games Bid Poster. Multicolor, 58.5x87.4cm (23"x34.4"). Smiling young girl with bird in red dress with Olympic rings, text in French, English, Spanish and Russian in upper l. Creased, VF-EF. Scarce. ($150) Images: 1

c159. Moscow 1980. Pair of Olympic Torch Relay Posters: "Bucharest- Kishinev-Kiev" and "Moscow". Multicolor, 40x59.5cm (16.1"x23.4"). Three city views, text in French, English and German. And view of Kremlin and Olympic stadium where the flame was lit on July 19. EF. (2 pcs.) ($125) Images: 1 2

160. Moscow 1980. Olympic Sports Program Poster. Multicolor, 84x60cm (33"x23.6"). Complete program over various events with pictograms, Cyrillic and English text, logo in upper l. Lt. creases, o.w. VF-EF. ($100) Images: 1

161. Moscow 1980. Trio of Moscow Olympic Venue Posters. Multicolor, 84x60cm (33"x23.6"). Various Olympic sites with logos and text in several languages (2 posters); and the Olympic Village Poster, 41x59cm (16"x23"). Lt. marginal creases and sm. tears, o.w. EF. (3 pcs.) ($175) Images: 1 2 3

162. Moscow 1980. Group of Three Posters. 41.4x65.9cm (2) and 41.5x60cm. Olympic flame over logo in green and red. Creased VF; Mascot Misha in many color dots; and Moscow venues with city map, lt. creases, EF. (3 pcs.) ($150)

163. Moscow 1980. Group of Four Official Tallin 80 Yachting Event Posters. Multicolor, 40.5x58.3cm (15.9"x23"). Views of venues and city, all with logo, text in different languages. All EF. (4 pcs.) ($225) Images: 1

c164. XIth Olympic Congress in Baden-Baden, 1981. Official Poster. Offset color printing, 60x84cm (23.6"x33"). Large color logo of Congress. Olympism unlisted. Lt. marginal creases, o.w. EF. ($125) Images: 1

c165. Sarajevo 1984. Large Olympic Bobsled Poster. Multicolor offset, 67.6x98cm (26.6"x38.6"), designed by Ismar Mujezinovic, printed by Nisro Oslobedenje, Samjevo. Bobsled during run. Olympism unlisted and not mentioned in the variety of these posters. Lt. creases, VF-EF. ($175) Images: 1

166. Sarajevo 1984. Large Ski Jumper Poster. Multicolor offset print, 67.6x98cm (26.6"x38.6"), designed by Ismar Mujezinovic, printed by N. Oslobodenje. Ski jumper in the middle of his jump. Olympism p. 147. Lt. marginal creases, o.w. EF. ($175) Images: 1

167. Sarajevo 1984. Speed Skater Poster. Multicolor offset printing, 48x68cm (18.9"x26.8"), designed by I. Mujezinovic. Speed skater racing towards viewer. Olympism p. 147. Lt. creases, VF-EF. ($175) Images: 1

c168. Los Angeles 1984. Swimmer, by David Hockney. Multicolor offset, 60.8x91.2cm (23.9"x35.9"). Image of a swimmer in 16 panels, play of light on the surface of the water. British born Hockney was a boy wonder of the British Pop Art before moving to Southern California. In the 1980's he began experimenting with photography as a way to explore time and movement. EF. ($125) Images: 1

c169. Los Angeles 1984. Olympic Sailing Team Trials Poster. Multicolor, 45.6x61cm (18"x24"). Sailing scene in ocean waves, logo of U.S. Sailing Team below. Creased, VF-EF. ($80) Images: 1

c170. Calgary 1988. Official Poster. 50.5x69cm (19.9"x27.2"), published by Canadian Olympic Association. Large logo over city of Calgary, welcome text in English and French at top. Creases, VF-EF. ($200) Images: 1

c171. Seoul 1988. Fine Art Poster. "Coloso" ("Coloss", transl.) by Jose Luis Cuevas, Mexico. Multicolor, 61x91cm (24"x36"). Coloso is the legendary man of iron with Olmeca heads and 5 legs who liberated Mexico from the Spanish. EF. ($80) Images: 1

c172. Seoul 1988 Fine Art Poster: Untitled, by Mimmo Paladino of Italy. Multicolor, 61x91cm (24"x36"). EF, a few minor creases. ($80) Images: 1

c173. Seoul 1988 Fine Art Poster: Passionate Winner, by Kazuo Shiraga of Japan. Shades of red, 61x91cm (24"x36"). Abstract mood expressing the vital physical power of competition within the repeated strokes - 8 different variations of red. EF. ($80) Images: 1

174. Lillehammer 1994. Official Poster with Torch Runner. Multicolor, 70x99cm (39"x27.6"), by Designgruppen 1994. Large image of torch runner pictogram between event pictograms. Lt. creases, traces of tape on back. ($100) Images: 1

c175. Lillehammer 1994. Mascots Hakon and Kristin Skiing Official Poster. Multicolor, 70x100cm (27.6"x39.4"). Skiing scene, official mascot legend in 3 languages at upper r. Lt. marginal creases, traces of mounting on corners on back, o.w. EF. ($100) Images: 1

c176. Lillehammer 1994. Northern Lights over Pictograms Official Poster. Multicolor 70x99.8cm (27.6x39.3"), painted by Nils Aslak Valkeapaepae. Small marginal creases and sm. tears, trace of mounting on corners on back, o.w. VF-EF. ($100) Images: 1

177. Lillehammer 1994. Bobsled Poster. Multicolor, 49.9x69.8cm (19.6"x27.5"). Bobsled during run, logo lower l. EF. ($65) Images: 1

178. Sydney 2000. Set of 17 Official Event Posters including the Sydney Logo Poster. In pictorial plastic tubes. EF. (17 pcs.) ($250) Images: 1