Original Yves Saint Laurent Love Poster, 1975 – Gloria Guinness Estate

Description

Original Yves Saint Laurent “Love” lithograph poster from 1975, featuring vibrant colours of orange, blue, pink, and green, with a black snake and the word “LOVE” on an off-white matte paper.

• Designed by Yves Saint Laurent (1933-2008)
• Made in 1975
• Original poster on matte paper
• Measures approx. 23.00 inches tall and 15.00 inches wide
• Very good condition and has been stored in the original mailing tube since 1980s
• Provenance: Purchased from the Gloria Guinness estate in Florida and retains the original addressed mailing tube (see photos)

“In 1970, Yves Saint Laurent designed the first in a series of greeting cards in poster form that he would send his friends, collaborators, and clients annually until 2007.
Every year, Saint Laurent adopted a new color palette and created an image using collage, drawings, and gouache. The leitmotif of every card was the word “LOVE.” Many of the cards were inspired by Morocco, where Saint Laurent frequently created them, but also by Georges Braque, Jean Cocteau, Andy Warhol, and Henri Matisse.” – Musée Yves Saint Laurent, Paris