Description: THIS VERY RARE VINTAGE 1947 MID CENTURY MODERN JOSEPH FEHER LITHOGRAPH PRINT CUSTOM FRAMED COLLECTOR'S ICONIC UNITED AIRLINES " NEW YORK " LARGE TRAVEL POSTER IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT LITHOGRAPH PRINT TRAVEL POSTER IS PUBLISHED BY UNITED AIRLINES IN 1947. IT FEATURES AN ICONIC OUTSTANDING MID CENTURY MODERN STYLE ARTWORK IMAGE CREATED BY JOSEPH FEHER OF A UNITED AIRLINES DOUGLAS DC-6 FLYING OVER NEW YORK CITY'S CENTRAL PARK. UNITED INTRODUCED THE DC-6 INTO THEIR FLEET IN 1947 THEREBY OFFERING PASSENGERS A PRESSURIZED CABIN SERVICE FOR THE FIRST TIME. CENTRAL PARK'S FAMOUS GAPSTOW BRIDGE IS SEEN ALONG WITH THE ICONIC PLAZA HOTEL AND OTHER LANDMARK BUILDINGS ALONG FIFTH AVENUE. JOSEPH FEHER ( 1908 - 1987 ) WAS A HUNGARIAN BORN WATERCOLORIST ARTIST, PAINTER, AND ILLUSTRATOR KNOWN FOR HIS BEAUTIFUL PICTORIAL STYLE ILLUSTRATIVE ARTWORKS OF EXOTIC DESTINATIONS. FEHER WAS A CLASSICALLY TRAINED ARTIST IN BUDAPEST HUNGARY, FLORENCE ITALY, AND CHICAGO. IN 1946 UNITED AIRLINES INVITED FEHER TO CREATE COMMISSIONED ARTWORKS OF THEIR INAUGURAL VOYAGE TO HAWAII, EMBARKING ON WHAT WOULD BECOME THE BEGINNING OF AN AWARD WINNING COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP. FEHER'S TRAVEL RELATED ARTWORKS WERE IN DEMAND WORLDWIDE FOR MANY DECADES. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS SAME POSTER IS HELD IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM. THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR JOSEPH FEHER AND AIRLINE TRAVEL POSTER FANS AND COLLECTORS BOTH AS THIS COVETED IMAGE LITHOGRAPH PRINT LARGE AIRLINE TRAVEL POSTER IS LONG OUT OF PRINT AND VERY SCARCE TO FIND. THE MID CENTURY MODERN LITHOGRAPH PRINT FRAMED LARGE FORMAT TRAVEL POSTER MEASURES 26" W X 41 1/8" H X 1 1/2" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IN A CONTEMPORARY MODERN NATURAL WHITE OAK WOOD MUSEUM BOX STYLE FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION. IT IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING AND MINOR LIGHT SURFACE WEAR. THERE IS SOME TAPE RESIDUE IN THE UPPER CORNERS AREA. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.
Price: 9400 USD
Location: Leawood, Kansas
End Time: 2024-02-09T19:53:04.000Z
Shipping Cost: 590 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Size: Large
Artist: JOSEPH FEHER
Framing: Framed
Style: Mid-Century Modern, Americana, Art Deco, Illustration Art
Item Height: 41 1/8"
Item Width: 26"
Material: Paper
Theme: Advertising, Americana, Architecture, Art, Cities & Towns, Transportation, Travel
Type: Poster
Title: " NEW YORK "
Features: RARE OUT OF PRINT, BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED, Travel Poster
Subject: Art & Photography, Aircraft, Famous Paintings/Painters, New York, New York Skyline, Travel & Transportation
Signed: No
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Year of Production: 1947
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
