Jan Bons (b.1918) belongs to the generation of Willem Sandberg, Otto Treumann, Dick Elffers and Wim Brusse. Dutch designers who, in the years immediately preceding the war, were educated partly ar the Hague Art Academy and partly at the renowned 'New Art School' of Paul Citroen, which gave them a profound insight into the ideology of the Bauhaus.
Unlike the pioneers of the new typography (Piet Zwart, Gerrit Kiljan & Paul Schuitema) both Dick Elffers & Jan Bons soon abandoned photo-montage and photo-typography as the only true means of visual expression. For Bons this decision led to the use of a broad palette and the liberation of the letter from its typographical forms and boundaries. Even today (he is now 87 and still working) the lettering on his posters is usually an integral aspect of the overall design which he draws with the same pencil he uses for the illustration.
The condition of each piece is stated in the description. Click here for a full description of the criterion we maintain.
Jan Bons
Studio Bons 1990
Silk screen printed by Henderson Amsterdam
86 x 117cm
Edition of 400 copies
Stock - Condition A+
Price: € 35.00
Beeke:Dutch Posters 1960-1996; number 255
Jan Bons
Toneelgroep de Appel Amsterdam 1989
Silk screen printed by Henderson Amsterdam
83 x 118cm
Edition of 600 copies
Stock - Condition A+
Price: € 35.00
Dutch Poster Museum:Posters by Jan Bons for De Appel Theater Company; p.62. Beeke:Dutch Posters 1960-1996;number 253
Jan Bons
Offset 1970
Steendrukkerij De Jong Hilversum
53 x 80cm
Single item - Condition B + (folded four times)
Price: € 150.00
Beeke:Dutch Posters 1960-1996; nr.71
Jan Bons
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam/Holland Festival 1951
Offset printed by Ravensberg
51 x 75,3cm
Single item - Condition: B+
Price: € 175.00
Jan Bons
Foam Amsterdam 2002
Silk screen printed by Henderson Amsterdam
80,5 x 118cm
Single item - Condition: A+
Price: € 125.00
