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Lot 266

"Sikot" - Illustrated Poster Designed by Yosef Bass

Sikot, poster designed by Yosef Bass. "E. Strod" printing press, Tel Aviv, [early 1940s]. Hebrew.
Poster announcing the launching of the satirical weekly "Sikot". Color illustration and rhymed humoristic poem.
The satirical weekly "Sikot" was published in the years 1940-1945, by Yosef Bass (1908-1995), caricaturist, illustrator, designer and architect, regular caricaturist for "Haaretz" newspaper for about 30 years. The weekly mostly addressed events in Tel Aviv, though it also included a section reviewing developments in the war in Europe.
41X61 cm. Fair-good condition. Printed on thin paper. Stains, creases and tears to margins.