Donald Brun - Part 2

The recognisable and often comedic style of graphic designer Donald Brun (1909-1999) has many fans, and so do the posters that he made for Swiss yard producer Zwicky, both of which can be seen in the Cat Cabinet. Brun was born in Switzerland in 1909 and studied at the Allgemeneine Gewerbeschule (General commercial school) while working in Basel as a graphic designer at a design studio. After this study he went to Berlin to continue developing his work and studied at the Akademie fur Freie und Angewandte Kunst (Academy for free and applied arts).

The many posters designed by Brun give an insight into his art and his use of many different styles and techniques. Often you can see the lively and friendly influences in his illustrations. Brun worked for many international companies, including ones from the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. In 1951 he was one of the founders of AGI – Alliance Graphique Internationale – an elite club for leading graphic designers and artists, and from 1970 until 1972 he took over the role of International President. Works by Brun were showered with many awards and to this day occupy spaces in many permanent exhibitions around the world.

For more information about Donald Brun, and for earlier works, see part 1 also.

This is part 2 of a 4-part series on the works of Donald Brun:

1949 radio-piano eggenberger
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1949 Tenta Toiles - Stores
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1949 Vacances en Suisse
(Holidays in Switzerland)
colour lithograph 102 x 64 cm

1950 Contra-Schmerz
(Pain killers)
colour lithograph on linen 102 x 65 cm

1950 Contre douleurs
(Pain killers)
colour lithograph on linen 1o1.5 x 64 cm

1950 Contre-douleurs votre reméde
(Pain killers - your remedy)
colour lithograph on linen 128 x 91 cm

1950 Internationale Musikfestwochen, Luzern
(Musical Festival Weeks, Lucerne)
photolithograph 127.9 x 89.2 cm
MoMA, New York

1950 Ms Stella Polaris, Clipper Line , Malmo, Sweden
colour lithograph 98 x 62 cm

1950 Swissair
colour lithograph on linen 102 x 64 cm

1950 Tenta, Wasserdichte Stoffe
(Tenta, Waterproof Fabrics)
 colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1950 Tuch A.-G.
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1950 Zwicky Sysilke
colour lithograph 84.5 x 61.5 cm

c1950 Autol Extra motor oil
colour lithograph 125.5 x 90 5 cm

c1950 Benger (Swim Wear)
colour lithograph on linen 47 x 31.5 cm

c1950 Gauloises Caporal cigarettes
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

c1950 Gevaert Roll-Film
colour lithograph 126 x 90.5 cm

c1950 Locarno, Switzerland
colour lithograph 101 x 64 cm

c1950 Meccarillos cigarillos
colour lithograph 125 x 90 cm

1950s Arosa ski resort,Switzerland
colour lithograph

1950s Bally footwear
offset lithograph 127.6 x 90 cm
MoMA, New York

1950s gut gewappnet mit Binaca
(well armed with Binaca)
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1950s Kühle mit GAS
Cool with Gas)
colour lithograph 50.3 x 35.4 cm

1951 ...si, lavato col Persil!
(...yes, washed with Persil!)
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1951 Bell
(Swiss meat processing company)
colour lithograph 127.5 x 90 cm

1951 Gesund und Gut mit Butter
(Healthy and good with butter)
lithograph 126.4 x 88.8 cm
MoMA, New York

1951 Henniez
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1951 Memphis Doppel-Filter
(Memphis Double-Filter
colour lithograph 126 x 89 cm

1951 Olma
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1952 Bell (Swiss foods)
colour lithograph 127 x 90 cm

1952 Klosters (Swiss ski resoert)
colour lithograph 102 x 64 cm

1952 Liebig Fleisch-Extrakt
(Liebig meat-extract)
colour lithograph 127 x 90 cm

1952 Rheinbrücke, Basel (department store)
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1953 Maggi Exra Suppen
(Maggi Beef Broth)
colour lithograph 84 x 59 cm

1953 Arosa Weisshorn-Bahn
colour lithograph 102 x 64 cm

1953 Nescafé
colour lithograph 128 x 90.2 cm

1953 Tenta
colour lithograph 50.3 x 35.4 cm

1953 Nomotta wool
colour lithograph (size not given)