Signum
Gerd Leufert · Lithuania / Venezuela, 1914–1998 · 1987
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- Medium
- Screenprint
- Dimensions
- 51 × 62 cm (20 × 24 in)
- Edition
- Edition 18/120, signed
- Frame
- Framed in a mat box, under glass
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The story
In «Signum», Gerd Leufert pares the image down to its essence: a bold navy-blue sign, crisply cut against a fine grid. The silkscreen fixes the contrast between the solid form and the lattice that holds it, while the horizontal format lets the sign breathe like a character from an alphabet of its own. There is no anecdote and no recognizable figure—only the graphic gesture taken to its cleanest point.
That economy is no accident. Leufert (Lithuania/Venezuela, 1914–1998) was a pioneer of modern graphic design in Venezuela, and his artwork extends the same discipline: the 'sign' and pure graphism as subject matter. This piece carries his vocabulary—synthesis, compositional rigor—that made him a a pioneer of modern graphic design in Venezuela, at the crossing of design and art.
Why this work?
«Signum» (1987), by Gerd Leufert, is a silkscreen on paper measuring 51 × 62 cm: a commanding navy-blue sign cut against a fine grid, pure graphism in a horizontal format. A work on paper from the edition 18/120, signed. It was selected by Pablo Vaca for EL ART DEALER for the synthesis and rigor of a pioneer of modern Venezuelan graphic design.
In your space
Its horizontal format and calm blue make it ideal for a wide wall above a desk, a sideboard or a bed's headboard, where the sign orders the space without crowding it.
Catalog details
| Work | Signum |
| Artist | Gerd Leufert — Lithuania / Venezuela, 1914–1998 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Medium | Screenprint |
| Dimensions | 51 × 62 cm (20 × 24 in) |
| Edition | Edition 18/120, signed |
| Condition | Good condition |
| Frame | Framed in a mat box, under glass |
| Certificate | Signed certificate of authenticity, included |
| Price | Price on request · Available |
About the artist
Gerd Leufert
Lithuania / Venezuela, 1914–1998 · Graphic design and mark-making
Gerd Leufert (1914–1998), Lithuanian-born and a naturalized Venezuelan, was a pioneer of modern graphic design in Venezuela. His work distills the sign to its essence: bold forms, grids, and a visual economy that shaped a generation.
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