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PERCIVAL (PERCY) ALBERT TROMPF (1902-1964). AUSTRALIA IN THE SUN. Circa 1935. 39¾x24½ inches, 101x62¼ cm. Troedel & Cooper Pty. Ltd., M
Estimate:
$800 - $1,200
Sold
$975
Live Auction
Vintage Posters
Description
PERCIVAL (PERCY) ALBERT TROMPF (1902-1964) AUSTRALIA IN THE SUN. Circa 1935.
39¾x24½ inches, 101x62¼ cm. Troedel & Cooper Pty. Ltd., Melbourne.
Condition B: extensive replaced losses in margins; repaired tears, creases and restoration in margins and image and along vertical and horizontal folds.
Trompf, one of Australia's most prolific and celebrated poster designers, began his artistic career designing chocolate boxes and candy wrappers for a Melbourne confectioner. He soon opened his own studio and went on to design hundreds of travel posters. Known for his "bright, colorful and optimistic images," Trompf also utilized "natural images . . . to beguile both domestic and international tourists to various regions of Australia" (Trading Places p. 29-30). Lebovic 3.