Donald Brun - Part 4

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 see part 1, and for earlier works, see parts 1 - 3 also.

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

1960 SBB  Halbe Taxe - ganze Fahrt
(Swiss railways)
colour lithograph 50.3 x 90 cm

1960-65 ....nimm doch Philips-Fernsehen
(....take it Philips-Fernsehen)
colour lithograph 178 x 84 cm

1960-65 Philips - Fensehen wie noch nie
(Philips - Watch TV like never before)
colour lithograph 178 x 84 cm

c1960 Compagnie Maritime Belge, Anvers - Antwerpen
(Belgian Shipping Company - Antwerp)
colour lithograph 99 x 62 cm

c1960 La Croix Blanche
(The White Cross)
original artwork - gouache on cardboard 32.5 x 47.5 cm

c1960 La Croix Blanche
original artwork - gouache on cardboard 42 x 34 cm

1961 Algérienne cigarettes, Job cigarette paper
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1961 Bell Nuri Vite
Hunde-und Katzenfutter
(Dog and Cat Food)
colour lithograph 127 x 90 cm

1962 Bell - Pain (ointment)
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1962 Fiera Svizzera Basilea
(Swiss Fair, Basel)
colour lithograph

1962 Spaanse Sinaasappelen
(Spanish Oranges)
colour lithograph 116 x 79 cm

1963 für Bleichgesichter
(for Palefaces)
 colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1964 Bally shoes
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1964 Bally shoes
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1964 Bata footwear
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1964 Bata footwear
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1964 Merrent in der Eisengasse
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1965 44e Salon de l'Automobile du Motocycle et du Cycle
colour lithograph on linen. 100 x 62 cm

1965 In den Ferien mit der SBB
(On vacation with the SBB)
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

c1965 Hausgerät aus Lupolen
(Household appliances from Lupolen)
colour lithograph 83.5 x 59 cm 

1967 Meccarillos cigarillos
colour lithograph 127 x 91 cm

1969 Bata ski boots
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1970 SBB
(SBB ready to go at any time with a half-fare ticket or holiday ticket)
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

c1970 Merrent in der Eisengasse
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

c1970 Perrier Eau Minérale Gazeuse Naturelle
(Perrier Natural mineral sparkling water)
colour lithograph 127 x 90 cm

1991 Robustas Matratzen ...Sind Bequemer
(Robusta Mattresses are more comfortable)
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

1993 Bell (meats)
colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm

n.d. Bata footwear
colour lithograph 90 x 27 cm

n.d. Bata sports footwear
colour lithograph 90 x 27 cm

n.d. Elegant woman
mixed media on cardboard 25 x 17.5 cm

n.d. Perrier sparkling mineral water
lithograph 125 x 89 cm

n.d. Primavera in Svizzera
(Spring in Switzerland)
colour lithograph

n.d. Semperit Sport Reifen
(Semperit Sports Tyres)
colour lithograph 90.1 x 64.7 cm

n.d. Tempo Taschentücher
(Tempo Handkerchiefs)
colour lithograph 35 x 16 cm

n.d. Téléphonez!
colour lithograph