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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Exhibition poster for Gallery of Fine Art in Ostrava’s regional showcase titled 6 Illustrators.
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Movie poster for Otakar Vávra’s comedy with beautiful romantic painting by Czech artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster for Hungarian crime drama with dynamic collage artwork by Czech artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster for Argentinian drama with phenomenal illustration by Czech artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster for modern adaptation of Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron with fascinating surreal collage artwork by Czech artist Karel Teissig.
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Collage poster designed for the screening of three short movies by students of Film Faculty in Prague.
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Movie poster designed for Yugoslavian comedy with fantastic collage by Karel Teissig.
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Excellent film poster created by one of the most fascinating Czech poster designer and artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster designed for Václav Krška’s comedy by Czech award winning designer and fine artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster for children’s musical tale with astonishing collage by Czech fine artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster designed for Václav Krška’s adaptation of Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev with fantastic collage by Czech fine artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster designed for Volker Schlöndorff’s adaptation of Robert Musil’s book by Czech fine artist, award winning graphic designer and illustrator Karel Teissig.
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Surreal collage poster designed for movie adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians by Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster designed for Sidney Hayers’ western starring Rita Tushingham and Oliver Reed by Czech fine artist Karel Teissig.
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Movie poster for adaptation of Knut Hamsun's novel Hunger with fascinating surreal artwork by Czech award winning designer and fine artist Karel Teissig.
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Surreal movie poster designed for Michel Audiard’s detective comedy with excellent illustration by Czech fine artist, award winning graphic designer and illustrator Karel Teissig.
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