Konopelski Macbeth Poster - Original 1976 Polish Theater Art

Specifications
Artist / Designer: Łukasz Konopelski (Polish, b. 1950)
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Production: Macbeth
Printer: Zakład Poligraficzny AGPOL
Publisher / Issue Entity: Desa Foreign Trade Company
Official Catalog Designation: First Class Posters Collection, Poster No. 70
Year of Print: 1976
Type: Original Polish School of Posters Theater Graphic (Export Edition)
Dimensions: B1 format, c. 67x97 cm (27x39 inches)
Condition: Vintage state, rich contrast between deep black background and crimson red inks
 
Description (About the Artwork)
This original 1976 vintage print is a verified Konopelski Macbeth poster, commissioned to advertise William Shakespeare's timeless tragedy Macbeth. Documented along the lower margin as an official international export artifact from the prestigious "First Class Posters Collection" by the state enterprise Desa Warsaw (bearing the archival identifier Poster No. 70), this lithographic print was executed by the specialized AGPOL workshop. Designed in 1976 by prominent poster artist and illustrator Łukasz Konopelski, the powerful surrealist composition centers on a weathered human skull topped with a blood-stained, jewel-encrusted royal crown. Three severed, bright crimson hands dramatically mask the skeletal facial cavities, metaphorically evoking the themes of guilt, regicide, and the three fateful witches. This rare B1 format piece stands as an institutional-grade icon of mid-century European cultural design history.
 
About the Designer
Łukasz Konopelski (b. 1950) is an accomplished Polish graphic designer, poster artist, and book illustrator associated with the expressive second generation of the world-renowned Polish Poster School. Graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw under the tutelage of master printmakers, Konopelski developed a highly distinct graphic style rooted in deep dramatic texture, visceral ink choices, and dark, literary allegories. Over his active career, he authored definitive promotional campaigns and theatrical posters for classic tragedies, avant-garde dramas, and national opera houses. His highly narrative cultural works are preserved in elite national visual archives and sought after by discerning collectors worldwide.