SCHNACKENBERG, Walter.

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Kostume, Plakate und Dekorationen. First edition. Schnackenberg was a central figure in Munich's post-war theatrical culture, designing costumes, scenery, and posters distinguished by bold colour and stylized form. This volume gathers his work in superb reproductions."He was no copier; he had his own marvellous, distinctive style and he too could bring with few and sure strokes and intelligent use of luminous colours - always flat, shadowless colours - a great deal of power and vibrance to his posters. So much of poster criticism and history relating to German art in the twenties has been forced into 'Bauhaus' or 'Art Deco' moulds, that there has usually been very little space, if any, for the work of this genius whose style doesn't fit either of these categories" (Terry & Rennert, p. 9).

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