Karel Teissig was a Czech painter, illustrator and graphic / poster designer. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (1945-50) at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels (1948) and since early 60s became one of the most important figures of Czechoslovak poster design. His imaginative posters are inspired by anything from collage / surreal art to illustration or photography and they undeniable belong to the best movie posters of the era. In 1961 his unique style won him a second prize for a poster titled The Possessors in the Toulouse-Lautrec Prize international film poster competition in Paris.
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Movie poster designed for Valerio Zurlini’s drama with fantastic collage by Czech fine artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster designed for Edouard Molinaro’s comedy starring Louis de Funés by Czech award winning artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster designed for Jerzy Gruza’s romantic comedy by Czech fine artist /painting/, graphic designer and illustrator Karel Teissig.
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70s movie poster designed for children’s matinee with beautiful illustration by Unknown Poster Artist.
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Movie poster for Joseph Losey’s drama based on Henrik Ibsen’s novel Nora with beautiful collage by Czech artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster designed for Satsuo Yamamoto’s war drama by Czech surreal artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster for adaptation of Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame starring Gina Lollobrigida and Anthony Quinn with fascinating surreal artwork by Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster for Austrian drama with surreal illustration by Czech artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster designed for Stanislaw Lenartowicz’s psychological drama with astonishing artwork Czech fine artist, graphic designer and illustrator Karel Teissig.
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Minimalist collage poster designed for Romanian crime drama by Karel Teissig.
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Beautiful movie poster designed for Soviet adaptation of Robin Hood by Czech surreal artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster for Jules Verne’s adventurous adaptation with extraordinary surreal illustration by Czech artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster for award winning Soviet musical with mysterious romantic collage by Czech artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster designed for 70s Soviet musical with mysterious romantic collage by Czech artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster designed for Sergey Tarasov’s adaptation of Robin Hood by Czech graphic designer, illustrator and surreal artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster designed for Peter Donev’s drama by Czech fine artist, graphic designer and illustrator Karel Teissig.
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