Cover Design for Dual in San Sebastian

Dick Bruna, 1961

Bruna regularly chose typography with handmade letters that filled the picture plane. The punctuation marks dictate both the content and the design. Willem Sandberg also frequently applied this principle, for instance in the catalogue Acquisitions 1945-54 for the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. The black, comma-like forms represent the horns of a bull.

Artwork typecollage (visual work)
Object numberRP-T-2011-90-50
Dimensionsheight 298 mm x width 200 mm
Physical characteristicscollage van rood en zwart papier, geplakt op wit karton

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"bullfight" by Dick Bruna

Broek, Joop van den [Steekspel in San Sebastian / Zwarte Beertjes 27]

Dick Bruna, 1961

Broek, Joop van den [Steekspel in San Sebastian / Zwarte Beertjes 27]

Broek, Joop van den [Steekspel in San Sebastian / Zwarte Beertjes 27]

Dick Bruna, 1961

Broek, Joop van den [Steekspel in San Sebastian / Zwarte Beertjes 27]

Broek, Joop van den [Steekspel in San Sebastian / Zwarte Beertjes 27]

Dick Bruna, 1963

Broek, Joop van den [Steekspel in San Sebastian / Zwarte Beertjes 27]

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Cover Design for Zwarte Beertjes (Little Black Bears) Paperbacks

Dick Bruna (signed by artist), 1960

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Dick Bruna, 1971

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Dick Bruna (signed by artist), 1953-08

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Dick Bruna, 1967

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Dick Bruna, in or before 1972

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Dick Bruna (signed by artist), 1962

two fish