Name/Title
1947 BermudaDescription
Boris Artzybashef
From Swann Nov 2019:
Description
BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (1899-1965) BERMUDA BY CLIPPER / PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS. 1947.
42x27 3/4 inches, 106 3/4x70 1/2 cm.
Condition A: minor creases in image; very slight time-staining at edges.
Artzybasheff was a Russian émigré who worked in America as an illustrator. Specifically remembered for his magazine illustrations and covers, he worked profusely for Time, Life and Fortune magazines; he also illustrated books and did commercial design work. Pan Am p. 168.
From PAI July 2021
Description
ARTIST: BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (1899-1965) SIZE: 27 1/2 x 42 in./70 x 106.7 cm PRINTER: DESCRIPTION: In 1939, Pan Am began to offer flights to Europe via Bermuda—but after the war, England was reluctant to host American flights to their territories, at least not until the British had their own planes to travel there first. In 1945, the American and British governments met in Bermuda for negotiations, resulting in the Bermuda Agreement, which set the precedent for about 3,000 other international agreements regarding air travel. Once that was settled, Pan Am launched their round-the-world trips on the Lockheed 749 Constellation. Artzybasheff created this stylized and seductive design to lure travelers to the newly available islands of Bermuda. Like a finely detailed embossment, his mermaid carves her way around the territory, mimicking its shape, which is again echoed in the luscious Easter lilies opening up to the sky. Rare! (Modern; Aviation; Travel; American)
Dimensions
27 1/2 x 42 in./70 x 106.7 cm
Artist or Maker
BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (1899-1965)
Medium
Poster
Date
ca. 1947
Condition Report
A.Dimensions
Height
41-1/2 inWidth
27-1/2 in