Cover Design for Zwarte Beertjes (Little Black Bears) Paperbacks

Dick Bruna, 1966

Bruna’s artistic ambitions encountered resistance at home. As a compromise, he began designing book covers for the family publishing company. Looking back, he was grateful for this development; he realized that the restrictions such designs placed on him had been crucial to his creative development. Between 1951 and 1969 he designed over 2000 book covers. He cut, tore, drew, glued, photographed and painted, inspired by modern French artists.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-2011-125-15
  • Dimensionsheight 175 mm x width 115 mm
  • Physical characteristicsoffset in rood en zwart op karton, geplastificeerd

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Cover Design for Zwarte Beertjes (Little Black Bears) Paperbacks

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-2011-125-15

  • Description

    Proefdruk van boekomslag. Silhouet van rokende marcherende Russische figuur tegen rode achtergrond.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    title: ‘CAVIAAR EN COCAINE’


Creation

  • Creation

    printmaker: Dick Bruna

  • Dating

    1966

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    offset in rood en zwart op karton, geplastificeerd

  • Dimensions

    height 175 mm x width 115 mm


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  • Subject


Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from Mercis Publishing bv, Amsterdam

  • Copyright

    Dick Bruna/Mercis Publishing bv


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