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CATCH Original French Wrestling Poster – Silkscreen – 1961 – 60.00 × 40.00 cm – Silkscreen
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Berlin, GermanyOn Whoppah since August 2023 • 14 sales
Product description
CATCH Original French Wrestling Poster– 1961 – 60.00 × 40.00 cm – Original Silkscreen
A typographic tour de force of French wrestling promotion on yellow paper
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The Piece
This French wrestling broadside features a high-contrast palette of yellow, deep red, and black. The layout is strictly hierarchical, dominated by bold sans-serif typography announcing the "Super-Gala De Catch" at the Cirque Municipal in Amiens. A solid red block highlights the event title, creating a heavy visual anchor.
A halftone photograph of Ray Golden Apollon serves as the central focal point, surrounded by a roster of fighters including L'Ange Blanc. The design utilizes varying font weights and block alignment to create a dense visual texture typical of mid-century sporting advertisements.
Why It Matters
* Captures the golden age of French "Catch," featuring the iconic masked wrestler L'Ange Blanc.
* Preserves the vernacular typographic style used for local municipal events in the 1960s.
* Represents a specific historical match at the Cirque Municipal d'Amiens.
Details
Artist: Anonymous
Year: 1961
Country: France
Size: 60.00 × 40.00 cm
Condition
Shows honest signs of age and history (patina). Frames beautifully.
Take a look at the pictures. What you see is what you get.
Shipped folded.
Specifications
ConditionGoodColorsYellowMaterialPaperNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeMediumHeight60 cmWidth40 cm
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Berlin, GermanyOn Whoppah since August 2023 • 14 sales