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Donald BRUN

(1909 – 1999)

"Humour, sensitivity, tenderness and emotions" are frequently used to describe Donald Brun's posters.
Born in Bale, he trained as an advertising illustrator. From 1933, Donald Brun worked as a freelance graphic designer for several companies including Bata, Bell, Swissair, Persil and Gauloises cigarettes.
Donald Brun rarely works with photo-montage, but almost always designs his posters graphically using pencil, ink and brush on paper. He sometimes composes his poster projects as collages, for example on his posters for the Gauloises cigarettes of 1957 and 1964, where he used a cigarette box to represent the body of the rooster, the French symbol par excellence.
In 1944, he created his famous Persil doll, then his little sister for the telephone company a few years later. Becoming icons of the 50s, these figures are adored by young and old alike.
With very few words, a lot of spirit and colours, Donald Brun gives life to the products of his advertising posters. His anthropomorphic animals become ambassadors of the brand they present and suggest the characteristics of the product itself: the frog and the rain for the waterproof "Tenta waterproof fabrics", the owl symbol of wisdom for "the n°11 informs" or the ox-cook and a tasty meal for "Liebig".
Donald Brun's world is cheerful, his world colourful and his humour timeless.

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Bains

1928

Schweizer Mustermesse, Basel

1938

CHF 880.–

Persil

1938

CHF 420.–

Wauwil

circa 1940

Persil

circa 1940

Pro Infirmis

1944

CHF 480.–

Persil, Es git nüt bessers als Persil!

1944

CHF 1070.–

Das Schaufenster, Gewerbemuseum Basel Ausstellung 1944

1944

CHF 1590.–

Pro Infirmis, Hilft Behinderten

circa 1944

CHF 420.–

Persil es git nüt bessers als

1945

CHF 1170.–

Vacances en Suisse

1945

Vacanze in Svizzera

1945

Springtime in Switzerland

1945

Frühling in der Schweiz

1945

Persil

1945

BKG - Liga, Basler Rabatt-Marke

1945

CHF 460.–

Printemps en Suisse

1945

Pro Infirmis

circa 1945

CHF 480.–

Vacances en Suisse

1945

Hüttinger

circa 1945

CHF 870.–

Frühlingsfahrten

1945

Gevaert Film

circa 1945

Persil, Rien de meilleur que Persil

1945

Holidays in Switzerland

1945

Binacrine, Shampooing

circa 1945

CHF 970.–

Helvetia watches, No one goes home without it !

1946

CHF 1150.–

Helvetia watches, take one home for your folks

1946

CHF 850.–

Bata

1946

Gevaert Film

1946

CHF 1470.–

Elna

1946

Non au suffrage féminin

1946

Aronal, Vitamin-Zahnpasta

1947

CHF 1330.–

Feva, Henkel

1947

CHF 570.–

Aronal. Pâte dentifrice vitaminée

1947

Chocolat Tobler, Noisetta, Térésina, Mariella

1947

Flandor, Dessert-Crème-Pudding

1948

Persil

1948

Persil

1948

CHF 790.–

Persil

1948

CHF 470.–

Swissair

1949

Swissair

1949

CHF 2470.–

Gevaert Film

1949

Vacances en Suisse

1949

CHF 1360.–

Brustin Hustenbonbon

1949

CHF 1460.–

Swissair

1949

Vacanze in Svizzera

1949

Swissair

1949

Holidays in Switzerland

1949

Swissair

1949

Vacantie in Zwitserland

1949

Ferien in der schweiz

1949

Holidays in Switzerland

1949

Bata, Fabrication Suisse

1950

Salubra

circa 1950

CHF 880.–

Téléphonez !

circa 1950

CHF 790.–

Sauter

circa 1950

CHF 730.–

Rien ne remplace ma laine

circa 1950

CHF 760.–

Bata 11.90

1950

Materasso Robustas

circa 1950

CHF 370.–

Tenta, tissus imperméables.

1950

Le N°11 renseigne

circa 1950

Messe-Kino, Modevorführungen und Cabaret

circa 1950

CHF 230.–

Tenta, Wasserdichte Stoffe

1950

CHF 790.–

La Moubra, Montana (Suisse) - Fondation de Launoit

circa 1950

Dispos comme un oiseau ! Contre-douleurs Dr Wild

circa 1950

CHF 630.–

Telefonare !

circa 1950

CHF 790.–

Bell

circa 1950

CHF 920.–

Mettler savon

circa 1950

Matelas Robustas

circa 1950

CHF 490.–

Messe-Kino, Mode-Cabaret, Reklamtheater

circa 1950

CHF 230.–

Liebig

circa 1950

Pâtes aux oeufs Dalang

circa 1950

Persil... bien sûr, lave au Persil

1951

Bien sûr, Lavé au Persil

1951

Jetz ein Henniez Lithinée

1951

Persil, ... natürlich mit Persil gewaschen !

1951

CHF 990.–

Persil, ... bien sûr, lavé au Persil

1951

Si, Lavato col Persil

1951

CHF 1190.–

Persil ...naturlich mit Persil gewaschen !

1951

Maestrani, Chocolat Rosemarie

1951

Jetz ein Henniez Lithinée

1951

CHF 1170.–

Henniez, Allons boire une Henniez lithinée

1951

CHF 1320.–

Swissair DC-6

1951

Klosters

1952

Binaca, gut gewappnet mit...

1952

CHF 1120.–

Bell

1952

CHF 930.–

Tenta

1953

CHF 930.–

PTT Oui sur le trafic postal, confiance!

1953

CHF 450.–

Dalang, Pâtes aux oeufs

1953

CHF 1230.–

SI, Abbiate Fiducia, Votate per la legge sulle poste

1953

CHF 450.–

Volkswagen, Ihr treuer Freund

1953

Ulvo, Henkel

1953

CHF 490.–

Persil

1953

CHF 560.–

Dalang, Pâtes aux oeufs

1953

Swissair

1954

Indicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann Zürich

circa 1954

CHF 440.–

Indicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann Zürich

circa 1954

CHF 890.–

Swissair, tous les jours 2 services Nice-Genève-Zürich

1954

Swissair DC-6

1954

Luzern, Internationale Musik-Festwochen 1954

1954

Indicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann AG Zürich

circa 1954

CHF 770.–

Indicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann

circa 1954

CHF 440.–

Nescafe, Extrait de café pur en poudre

1954

Luzern, Internationale Musik-Festwochen 1954

1954

CHF 860.–

Autol extra motor oel

circa 1955

Contra-Schmerz

1955

CHF 460.–

Certina watch

circa 1955

Maryland Stella Filtra

circa 1955

Osram égaie la vie

1955

CHF 1170.–

Bell

circa 1955

CHF 600.–

Swissair USA

1955

Swissair USA, Lisboa - Nova lorque con DC-7C

1955

Tuch AG Hemden

1955

Swissair USA

1955

...so erfrischen Rätia Fruchsaftgetränke!

1956

CHF 950.–

Le Gaz, Kocht schnell

1956

CHF 570.–

Gas, Rapido e comodo

1956

Arosa, Suisse Switzerland Schweiz

1956

Davos Parsenn

1956

Cinquantenaire des Automobiles Postales Suisses

1956

Davos, Parsenn

1956

Arosa, Graubünden Schweiz, Grisons Suisse

1957

CHF 1160.–

Hillman ...et maintenant une HILLMAN 1957

1957

CHF 750.–

Gauloises

1957

CHF 700.–

Swissair to the USA

1958

Swissair to South America

1958

CHF 65.–

Swissair to India

1958

Genève, Salon International de l'Automobile, 1958

1958

CHF 530.–

Swissair to Japan

1958

Swissair to South America

1958

CHF 990.–

Swissair to Japan

1958

Swissair to the USA

1958

Orange Frutta, Rätia Fruchtsaftgetränke

1958

Swissair to Japan

1958

Swissair to South America

1958

N°163, Etat des routes

1958

CHF 830.–

Swissair to the USA

1958

Genève, Salon International de l'Automobile, 1958

1958

CHF 1300.–

Tenta

circa 1958

CHF 980.–

Swissair to India

1958

Ein Bier mit dir

1959

Price upon request

Salami Negroni

circa 1959

CHF 690.–

CFF - Toujours à votre service

1959

Merrent in der Eisengasse

circa 1960

Meccarillos, 20 Cigarillos Ormond

circa 1960

Fiera Svizzera, Basilea

1962

CHF 580.–

Salon Auto Genève

1963

CHF 490.–

Genève, Salon Auto, 1963

1963

CHF 970.–

Gauloises

1964

CHF 870.–

Knie, Cirque Knie, Tigres, La Chaux-de-Fonds

1964

Meccarillos, Cigarillos Ormond

1964

Gauloises

1964

Bally

1964

CHF 590.–

Gauloises

1964

Bally

1965

SBB, Sonntags billet

1966

CHF 970.–

Meccarillos

circa 1966

CHF 375.–

Meccarillos

1966

CHF 490.–

Sport, Sportfreunde bevorzugen den "Sport"

1966

Fivaz, Havana Bouquet, Mélange de tabacs supérieurs

1969

CHF 530.–

Bell Époque

1969

Davos

circa 1970

Perrier, la bouteille au noeud papillon

1974

SBB Familienvergünstigung, 100 Jahre Zoo Basel

1974

CHF 370.–

Basel 100 Jahre Zoo

1974

Ormond Filtre

circa 1975

CHF 320.–

Perrier, eau minérale gazeuse naturelle

circa 1980

Perrier, eau minérale gazeuse naturelle

circa 1980

CHF 790.–