CARLOS ALMARAZ Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, 1982

Carlos Almaraz

Untitled lithograph for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, 1982

Offset lithograph poster

Pencil signed

Limited Edition of 750

Accompanied by a  letter of authenticity from the publisher on Olympic Committee letterhead. This is one of 750 hand signed lithographic posters, published in 1982 to celebrate the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics  - though not as many are said to remain after the publisher destroyed unsold portfolios. The Olympic Committee commissioned 15 nationally known artists to create unique designs to promote the event.  This was Carlos Almaraz' contribution to the portfolio.  In 2017, the Olympic Museum in Lausanne Switzerland featured all 15 lithographs from this portfolio: “The 1980s were marked by non-conformism, eccentricity, audacity and joie de vivre,” say the exhibition organizers, “All these elements are clearly expressed in the stylistic vocabulary chosen by the organizers of the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, with its fun approach and acid colors.”

This work is unframed and in fine condition; excellent provenance as it was acquired as part of the complete portfolio of limited edition hand signed Olympic prints, all held in the original box with colophon and authenticity documentation. This will be the first time the print has been removed so authenticity is unconditionally guaranteed. Excellent condition; never framed. All of the works in this rare portfolio, including this lithographic poster, are unnumbered, but published in a limited edition of 750. Copyright 1982 Los Angeles Olympics Organizing Committee, Published by Knapp Communications Corporation

SIGNATURE

Signed in graphite pencil on the recto.  

 PROVENANCE

Acquired as part of the complete 1984 Olympic Lithographic Poster Portfolio of  15 hand signed prints, in the original box with colophon and Certificate of Authenticity.

EXHIBITION HISTORY

Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, 2017 (different portfolio)