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🌤️ Barcelona ’92 Olympic Games – 1990 – Original Poster by Claret Serrahima | 70 × 50 cm | Spain
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🏅 Barcelona 1992 Olympics – 1990 – Original Poster by Claret Serrahima
A Postmodern Topography of the Olympic City
Offset Lithograph | 70 × 50 cm | Spain
🎬 Introduction
This vibrant original poster was created to promote the XXV Olympiad held in Barcelona in 1992, a watershed moment in the history of the modern Games. Designed by the celebrated Catalan graphic designer Claret Serrahima, the artwork presents a stylized, semi-abstract landscape of the host city. Using a bold, flat color palette—sunny yellow, deep Mediterranean blue, industrial red, and the green of Montjuïc—Serrahima deconstructs the Barcelona coastline. The composition is overlaid with loose, gestural black sketches depicting local icons: the three chimneys of Sant Adrià, a passing ship, palm trees, and the breakwater, perfectly capturing the city's playful atmosphere and its famous "opening to the sea."
✨ Why It Matters
The 1992 Barcelona Olympics are legendary not just for sport, but for sparking a massive urban renewal and a global explosion of interest in Catalan design. This poster is a prime artifact of that era, representing the "New Spanish Design" movement that moved away from rigid modernism toward something more organic and expressive. Claret Serrahima is a heavyweight in this field (known for his work with the Fundació Joan Miró and El Bulli), and his contribution here is distinct from the fine-art posters by Tàpies or Chillida. It is a piece of graphic design history that captures the optimism and colorful energy of pre-Games Barcelona.
📐 Poster Details
* Year: 1990
* Country: Spain
* Size: 70 × 50 cm
* Studio / Publisher: COOB 92 (Comité Organitzador Olímpic Barcelona '92)
* Designer: Claret Serrahima
🔎 Condition
This vintage poster is in near mint condition. The colors remain saturated and bright, and the paper is clean and crisp. It has been well-preserved. Take a look at the pictures. What you see is what you get.
Specifications
ConditionExcellentColorsGreen, Red, YellowMaterialPaperNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeMediumHeight70 cmWidth50 cm
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Berlin, GermanyOn Whoppah since August 2023 • 12 sales