Pair of covers POLSKA Wycinanki, multicolor, by H. Hilscher, Poland, 1950s.
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This pair of original covers from the April 1958 issue of 'POLSKA' magazine—designed by Hubert Hilscher—embodies the essence of 1950s Polish graphic design, balancing modernist rigor with the expressive spirit of folk wycinanki (paper cut-outs). Each framed piece (30 x 40 cm) presents a central, stylized rooster built of flat areas of saturated lemon yellow, deep green, black, and ochre, set against an almost matte black background. Expressive crosshatching in turquoise, violet, magenta, and muted pink animates the backdrops with a sense of organic thicket and graphic dynamism. Both artworks are set in slim, black contemporary frames with wide, crisp white mounts, emphasizing the clarity of line and interplay of color with ornamental geometry. The covers retain intensely vivid, matte colors with no visible traces of aging; frames and mounts are immaculate and contemporary. Condition is rated as very good—preserved as collectible prints with excellent graphic integrity.The rooster motif, derived from Polish folk tradition, becomes, through Hilscher's interpretation, a spirited manifesto of postwar optimism and avant-garde freedom characteristic of the 1950s. These covers seem to echo an era in which artists forged a dialogue between rural folklore and the
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Width30 cm
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Height40 cm
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