Koen Van Os - Part 2

Koen Van Os was born in 1910 and was predominantly inspired creatively by the 1920s. The 1920s and 1930s saw continued development and evolution of the key innovations of the early years of the twentieth century. To have these years as the formative period for an artist was to be surrounded by innovative practitioners of the pictorial arts. It was also a time of recovery and introspection after the horrors of the First World War, which saw significant shifts in the political world. Marxism was a prevalent political ideology which was also extremely influential among artists and their communities. The Bauhaus was founded in 1919, and became an essential place surrounding ideas in favour of the unification of art, craft and design disciplines – an idea that became known as the Gesamtkunstwerk. Surrealism came to be the predominant expressive mode of the 1920s, and was aided by the liberalism of Germany’s Weimar Republic, which was an environment that allowed for remarkable creative growth. noteworthy artistic developments included a kind of expressive mannerism which was exemplified by Brancusi, Modigliani and Soutine in Paris. Surrealism developed throughout the 1920s and 1930s, with a focus on the human unconscious - a central idea of Freudian theory. Important Surrealist artists include Salvador Dali, Giorgio de Chirico, Andre Breton, Rene Magritte and Paul Delvaux. Due to its cultural importance, much of this ideology spread internationally.

This is part 2 of a 2-part series on the works of Koen Van Os:

1952-53 Bata, Op stap? stap op
(Bata, Out and about? Get up)
colour lithograph poster

1953 Verpakkings beurs 1953
 (Packaging Fair 1953)

colour lithograph poster 116 x 83 cm

1953-54 kind en spel. Prinsenhof, Delft
(child and game fair, Prinsenhof, Delft)
colour lithograph poster 64.5 x 44 cm

1953-54 Linthorst boterhamworst
colour lithograph poster 108.5 x 78 cm

c1953 Regal inderdaad... 'n Havana gelijk!
(Regal indeed... like a Havana!)
colour lithograph poster 117 x 83 cm

1954 Bata, samen uit, samen...
(Bata, out together...)
colour lithograph poster 120 x 86 cm

1954-55 Bata shoes
colour lithograph poster 118 x 83 cm

1954-55 Kerst en nieuwjaarstelegrammen voor Nederlandse schepen op zee
(Christmas and New Year's telegrams for Dutch ships at sea)
colour lithograph poster 84 x 59 cm

1954-55 Regal inderdaad...'n Havana gelijk!
(Regal indeed... like a Havana!)
colour lithograph poster 118 x 83 cm

1954-55 Regal inderdaad...'n Havana gelijk!
(Regal indeed... like a Havana!)
colour lithograph poster 118 x 83 cm

c1955 de schatkamer van St. Nicolaas
(The Treasury of St. Nocholas)
colour lithograph poster 100 x 70 cm

c1955 Dagblad Trouw, 'n betrouwbare prettige krant
(Dagblad Trouw, a reliable and pleasant newspaper)
colour lithograph poster 117 x 83 cm

1955-60 wip er eens uit met een boek
(Get out with a book)
colour lithograph poster 67.5 x 48 cm

1955-56 Tóch nog elk uur een nieuwe T.B.C. patiënt
(Still a new T.B.C. patient every hour)
colour lithograph poster 83 x 58 cm

1955 reken maar na, Coöperatie reken maar na
(just calculate, Cooperative)
colour lithograph poster 120.5 x 88.5 cm

1955 Ook Jij er Bij Algemene, Nederlandse Metaal Bedrijfsbond
(You too at General, Dutch Metal Company Association)
colour lithograph poster 116 x 83 cm

1955 N.V.V. Nedrlands verbond van vakverenigingen
(N.V.V. Dutch union of trade unions)
colour lithograph poster 58 x 41 cm

1955 N.V.V. Nedrlands verbond van vakverenigingen
 (N.V.V. Dutch union of trade unions)
colour lithograph poster 50 x 41 cm

1955 Bata, manhattan for men
colour lithograph poster 116 x 83 cm

c1955 Heineken's Bokbier
colour lithograph poster 54 x 40 cm

c1955 Triumph Virginia, Maar altijd wint
(Triumph Virginia ...but always wins)
colour lithograph poster

c1955 Wol Week
(Wool Week)
colour lithograph poster 121.5 x 90 cm

1956 kerst-en nieuwjaars telegrammen voor nederlandse schepen op zee
(Christmas and New Year's telegrams for Dutch ships at sea)
colour lithograph poster 84 x 59 cm

1960 Vlieg er eens uit met een boek
(Fly out with a book)
colour lithograph poster 62 x 47 cm

c1960 Ratten niet laten zwelgen maar Verdelgen!
(Don't allow rats, but Destroy!)
colour lithograph poster 83 x 59 cm

1961 Ratten kosten miljoenen Verdelg ze!
(Rats cost millions, destroy them!)
colour lithograph poster 118 x 85 cm

1962 macro plastic Internationale 3 fair
colour lithograph poster 98 x 62 cm

c1965 Ratten Gezien? Meld Ze!
(Rats Seen? Report them!)
colour lithograph poster 83.5 x 58.5 cm

1968 Machevo '68
colour lithograph poster 100 x 70 cm

1972 Macropak packaging exhibition
colour lithograph poster 98 x 62 cm

n.d. Créations D.W. Le soutien Ravi vous donne la ligne
(D.W. Creations Ravi support gives you the line)
colour lithograph poster 155 x 117 cm

n.d. Ideaal Spaarplan de Zivervloot
(Ideal Savings Plan for the Zive Fleet)
colour lithograph poster 55.5 x 42 cm