Taxi Driver 1978 Polish B1 Film Poster, Andrzej Klimowski

The Polish poster for Scorsese's classic Taxi Driver This Polish poster forTaxi Driver, designed by acclaimed graphic artistAndrzej Klimowski, delivers a bold, pop-art reinterpretation of Martin Scorsese’s gritty urban masterpiece. Its layered halftone textures, stark colour contrasts, and striking portrait ofRobert De Niro capture the film’s descent into isolation and obsession with powerful visual economy. Scorsese’s landmark thriller—featuring unforgettable performances from De Niro andJodie Foste.r A highly sought after and collectible poster.

The end of the Second World War marked the dawn of a new period in the development of Polish poster art, which became known as the Polish School of Posters. The recently installed Communist regime began commissioning artists to design posters not only with social and political messages, but also, and more prominently, to promote the many aspects of the government-run (Ministry of Art and Culture) cultural media: concerts, exhibitions, film, jazz, opera, theatre, etc. and the circus (cyrk in Polish). The artists were instructed to reject Western values in their posters and were to follow rules about appropriate messaging, but other than that, they had complete artistic freedom. This resulted in some truly unique and bold designs, chock-full with individual personality, wit and subversive commentary. Heavy in metaphors and symbolism and executed in a painterly fashion with handcrafted typography the posters of the Polish School of Posters significantly influenced the international development of graphic design. The highly original designs remain contemporary to this day and continue to gain appreciation.

This vintage movie poster has been professionally linen-backed and is sized 26 3/4 x 38 (plus a little extra for the linen). It will be sent rolled (unframed). 

• Year: 1978 (first-year-of-release in Poland)
  
• Poster Type: Polish B1
  
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• Art By: Andrzej Klimowski
  
• Rolled/Folded/Other: Rolled - Linen-backed
  
• Condition: Near Mint/Mint
  
• Condition Details: Originally rolled. little touch up on margins.