Sysimetsä Ilmari (2 results)

Condition: Sehr gut. Framed Poster measures: 32 cm x 44 cm. Poster itself measures: 25,5 cm x 38,7 cm. The original poster is still in its original frame. Some minor signs of foxing only to the original Poster. Very good condition in strong and bright colours. Very Rare in this condition. Ilmari Sysimetsä (November 23, 1912 Pori - September 26, 1955 Helsinki) was a Finnish advertising graphic artist. Sysimetsä enrolled as a student at Pori Lyceum and graduated in 1937 as a drawing teacher from the School of Art and Design. From 1936 to 1941 he worked in the advertising agency of Erva-Latvala and as a freelance artist after the wars. From 1949, he owned his own screen printing plant. Sysimetsä was the secretary of the Association of Art Drawers from 1948 to 1953. Sysimetsä designed the official poster for the Helsinki Olympics. Already for the 1940 Olympics, a competition poster design competition was held in 1938, which Sysimetsä won. When the decision on the new Games was made in 1947, only the order number and dates of the Games and the map of Finland were updated on the poster. (Translated Wikipedia-article).

Ilmari Sysimetsa (illustrator). Original vintage sports poster for the 1940 Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki Finland featuring a dynamic image depicting the sculpture of an athlete running in front of a globe marking the outline of Finland with the Olympic rings displayed above and the text below in stylised letters - XII Olympiska Spelen Helsingfors / XII Olympic Games Helsinki with the dates 20 VII - 4 VIII 1940 (20 July to 4 August 1940). This 1940 Games of the XII Olympiad was initially due to be held in Tokyo but was rescheduled due to the second Sino-Japanese War; the event was then cancelled due to the outbreak of World War Two. Artwork by the Finnish artist Ilmari Sysimetsa (1912-1955) that was also used for the XV Olympic Games held in Helsinki Finland in 1952. Good condition, creasing, tears, staining. Size: 98x64cm.