ARTIST UNKNOWN R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1897

This is an original first printing lithograph featuring the iconic Lakeside Press design by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, published in Das Moderne Plakat (The Modern Poster), the seminal 1897 compendium edited by Edmund Sonsel and printed by Verlag von Gerhard Kuhtmann in Dresden.

This lithograph showcases the refined visual identity of The Lakeside Press, one of the most respected names in American publishing and printing. Known for their craftsmanship and typographic excellence, R.R. Donnelley & Sons established The Lakeside Press in Chicago in the late 19th century, producing high-quality printed works that would become exemplars of American design.

Inclusion in this groundbreaking European volume highlights the international recognition of The Lakeside Press and its contribution to modern poster design at a time when the poster was emerging as both commercial tool and artistic medium.

An excellent artifact of cross-Atlantic graphic design history, this piece is essential for collectors of early advertising, American printmaking, and poster art history.