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☕ Das Kaffeehaus – 1970 – Original Poster by Frieder Grindler for Tübinger Zimmertheater | 84 × 59 cm | West Germany
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☕ Das Kaffeehaus — 1970 — Original A1 Poster by Frieder Grindler (Tübinger Zimmertheater, West Germany)
Goldoni reimagined via Rainer Werner Fassbinder in Pop‑surreal German stage design
Silkscreen (Siebdruck) | 84 × 59 cm | West Germany
🎬 Introduction
A stark, high‑contrast silkscreen compresses wit and provocation into a single photographic conceit: a grainy close‑up of glossy lips aligned with a gleaming coffee‑pot spout that reads, instantly, as a tongue. The left column lays out the production credits with calm typographic order—Tübinger Zimmertheater; Das Kaffeehaus; “nach Goldoni”; adaptation by Rainer Werner Fassbinder; staging and scenography by Karl Dieter Rinn—before the ensemble listing. Coarse halftone dots and generous negative space mark the era’s German poster modernism, while the Swiss‑leaning grid keeps the pop‑surreal image grounded.
The design is by F + R Grindler(famous german graphics designer Frieder Grindler and Renate Grindler) and printed in silkscreen by Domberger, whose rich blacks and velvety dot grain elevate the photographic play into something both tactile and sly—perfectly tuned to Goldoni’s social comedy reframed through a late‑1960s lens.
✨ Why It Matters
This sheet sits at the edge of Fassbinder’s early theatre orbit, prior to his international film breakthrough—linking German New Cinema histories with avant‑garde stage graphics. Issued locally for a Zimmertheater run, A1 theatre posters were posted and discarded, making original survivors comparatively scarce. The double‑read image (lips/spout) exemplifies the European, Pop‑inflected photographic poster tradition, while Domberger’s workshop pedigree appeals to collectors of museum‑grade screenprinting. For design historians, it’s a concise case study in southwest Germany’s clean typography meeting playful, suggestive imagery.
📐 Poster Details
- Year: c. 1970
- Country: West Germany
- Size: 84 × 59 cm
- Format: DIN A1
- Studio / Publisher: Tübinger Zimmertheater; printed by Domberger (Siebdruck)
- Designer: F + R Grindler (attributed)
🔎 Condition
Very good vintage condition: sharp corners, vibrant colors, and no creases. Minor storage‑related edge wear with a few tiny nicks confined to the border. Presents cleanly and frames beautifully, with the deep blacks and crisp contrast characteristic of quality Domberger silkscreen work.
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsWhiteMaterialPaperNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeMediumHeight84 cmWidth59 cmSigns of usageScratches
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Berlin, GermanyOn Whoppah since August 2023 • 10 sales