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Frank Zappa Polish Poster (1988) – Original Offset Print | 47 × 61 cm
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Product description
Surrealist Rock Portrait | Polish Graphic Design | Limited Edition (1,000 copies)
This original 1988 Polish portrait poster of Frank Zappa is a bold example of Eastern European music design from the late Cold War era. With its intense, stylized rendering and acid-tinged color palette, the piece reflects the spirit of the Polish School of Poster Art – though the artist remains uncredited.
Printed by the Anczyc Publishing House in Kraków, this edition was limited to 1,000 copies (noted: “nakł. 1000 egz.”). The poster was not sold commercially but likely distributed via cultural channels, record shops, or press contacts – a rare survivor from the pre-internet, pre-global music era of Poland.
🇵🇱 Designed and printed in communist-era Poland, this piece reflects how Western pop icons were reinterpreted through local artistic traditions
🎨 Though not officially credited, the style echoes Polish poster artists of the 1980s: expressive, bold, and psychologically charged
🧾 With only 1,000 printed and no reissues known, it’s a true limited edition
🖼️ Poster Details
Title: Frank Zappa (Portrait)
Year: 1988
Printed by: Drukarnia Wydawnicza im. W. L. Anczyca, Kraków
Edition: nakł. 1000 egz. (edition of 1,000 copies)
Size: approx. 47 × 61 cm (18.5 × 24 in)
Print type: Offset lithograph on matte stock
Language: Polish
Uncredited artist – not Świerzy (despite online misattributions)
📦 Condition
good vintage condition
No pinholes
Minor handling marks at the edges, small wave lower margin
Colors vivid, paper stable – a superb display piece
Take a look at the pictures, you'll get what you see
Take a look at the pictures, you'll get what you see
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsMulti ColorMaterialPaperNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeMediumHeight61 cmWidth47 cmSigns of usageWrinkles
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Berlin, GermanyOn Whoppah since August 2023 • 10 sales