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Jan van Toorn

Schilderkunstig Realisme, Le realisme Pictural, 1980

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Jan van Toorn
  • Year 1980
  • Client/Publisher Bureau Visual Arts Abroad
  • Size 210mm x 240mm
Jan van Toorn
Jan van Toorn was born in 1932 and was one of Holland's most influential designers. He worked across photomontage, type design and image juxtapositioning. Explore related designers including Wim Crouwel and Karel Martens. See also Dutch Modernism, Dutch graphic design history, and 1970s graphic design history.

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Schilderkunstig Realisme, Le realisme Pictural, 1980. Designed by Jan van Toorn
Schilderkunstig Realisme, Le realisme Pictural, 1980. Designed by Jan van Toorn
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