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.
Bains
1928
SoldSchweizer Mustermesse, Basel
1938
CHF 880.–
Persil
1938
CHF 420.–
Wauwil
circa 1940
CHF 1270.–
Persil
circa 1940
SoldPro Infirmis, Hilft Behinderten
circa 1944
CHF 420.–
Pro Infirmis
1944
CHF 480.–
Persil, Es git nüt bessers als Persil!
1944
CHF 1070.–
Das Schaufenster, Gewerbemuseum Basel Ausstellung 1944
1944
CHF 1590.–
Printemps en Suisse
1945
SoldBinacrine, Shampooing
circa 1945
CHF 970.–
Springtime in Switzerland
1945
CHF 1430.–
Vacanze in Svizzera
1945
CHF 1330.–
BKG - Liga, Basler Rabatt-Marke
1945
CHF 460.–
Vacances en Suisse
1945
SoldFrühlingsfahrten
1945
CHF 1860.–
Vacances en Suisse
1945
SoldPersil
1945
SoldFrühling in der Schweiz
1945
SoldHolidays in Switzerland
1945
SoldPersil, Rien de meilleur que Persil
1945
SoldGevaert Film
circa 1945
SoldHüttinger
circa 1945
CHF 870.–
Pro Infirmis
circa 1945
CHF 480.–
Persil es git nüt bessers als
1945
CHF 1170.–
Helvetia watches, No one goes home without it !
1946
CHF 1150.–
Bata
1946
SoldGevaert Film
1946
CHF 1470.–
Helvetia watches, take one home for your folks
1946
CHF 850.–
Elna
1946
SoldNon au suffrage féminin
1946
SoldAronal. Pâte dentifrice vitaminée
1947
SoldChocolat Tobler, Noisetta, Térésina, Mariella
1947
SoldAronal, Pâte dentifrice vitaminée
1947
CHF 1330.–
Feva, Henkel
1947
CHF 570.–
Persil
1948
CHF 470.–
Flandor, Dessert-Crème-Pudding
1948
SoldPersil
1948
SoldPersil
1948
CHF 790.–
Vacances en Suisse
1949
SoldVacanze in Svizzera
1949
CHF 970.–
Gevaert Film
1949
SoldVacantie in Zwitserland
1949
SoldSwissair
1949
SoldHolidays in Switzerland
1949
SoldFerien in der schweiz
1949
CHF 1070.–
Swissair
1949
CHF 960.–
Swissair
1949
SoldHolidays in Switzerland
1949
SoldSwissair
1949
SoldTelefonare !
circa 1950
CHF 1090.–
Le N°11 renseigne
circa 1950
SoldMesse-Kino, Modevorführungen und Cabaret
circa 1950
CHF 230.–
Tenta, Wasserdichte Stoffe
1950
CHF 790.–
Dispos comme un oiseau ! Contre-douleurs Dr Wild
circa 1950
CHF 630.–
Salubra
circa 1950
CHF 880.–
Messe-Kino, Mode-Cabaret, Reklamtheater
circa 1950
CHF 230.–
Materasso Robustas
circa 1950
CHF 370.–
La Moubra, Montana (Suisse) - Fondation de Launoit
circa 1950
SoldTenta, tissus imperméables.
1950
SoldTéléphonez !
circa 1950
CHF 1090.–
Bata, Fabrication Suisse
1950
SoldMettler savon
circa 1950
CHF 2170.–
Bell
circa 1950
CHF 920.–
Matelas Robustas
circa 1950
CHF 490.–
Pâtes aux oeufs Dalang
circa 1950
SoldLiebig
circa 1950
SoldSauter
circa 1950
CHF 730.–
Rien ne remplace ma laine
circa 1950
CHF 760.–
Bata 11.90
1950
SoldHenniez, Allons boire une Henniez lithinée
1951
CHF 1320.–
Persil, ... natürlich mit Persil gewaschen !
1951
CHF 990.–
Persil... bien sûr, lave au Persil
1951
SoldMaestrani, Chocolat Rosemarie
1951
SoldSi, Lavato col Persil
1951
SoldSwissair DC-6
1951
SoldJetz ein Henniez Lithinée
1951
SoldPersil ...naturlich mit Persil gewaschen !
1951
SoldBien sûr, Lavé au Persil
1951
CHF 930.–
Persil, ... bien sûr, lavé au Persil
1951
SoldBell
1952
CHF 930.–
Binaca, gut gewappnet mit...
1952
CHF 1120.–
Klosters
1952
SoldDalang, Pâtes aux oeufs
1953
CHF 1230.–
Tenta
1953
CHF 930.–
PTT Oui sur le trafic postal, confiance!
1953
CHF 490.–
Ulvo, Henkel
1953
CHF 490.–
Dalang, Pâtes aux oeufs
1953
SoldVolkswagen, Ihr treuer Freund
1953
SoldPersil
1953
CHF 560.–
Swissair
1954
SoldSwissair DC-6
1954
SoldSwissair, tous les jours 2 services Nice-Genève-Zürich
1954
SoldNescafe, Extrait de café pur en poudre
1954
SoldIndicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann
circa 1954
CHF 490.–
Indicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann AG Zürich
circa 1954
CHF 770.–
Indicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann Zürich
circa 1954
CHF 490.–
Indicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann Zürich
circa 1954
CHF 890.–
Luzern, Internationale Musik-Festwochen 1954
1954
SoldMaryland Stella Filtra
circa 1955
CHF 690.–
Swissair USA
1955
SoldSwissair USA, Lisboa - Nova lorque con DC-7C
1955
SoldContra-Schmerz
1955
CHF 460.–
Certina watch
circa 1955
SoldBell
circa 1955
CHF 600.–
Tuch AG Hemden
1955
CHF 890.–
Swissair USA
1955
SoldAutol extra motor oel
circa 1955
SoldOsram égaie la vie
1955
CHF 1170.–
Cinquantenaire des Automobiles Postales Suisses
1956
SoldLe Gaz, Kocht schnell
1956
CHF 570.–
Arosa, Suisse Switzerland Schweiz
1956
SoldDavos Parsenn
1956
Sold...so erfrischen Rätia Fruchsaftgetränke!
1956
CHF 950.–
Gas, Rapido e comodo
1956
SoldHillman ...et maintenant une HILLMAN 1957
1957
CHF 750.–
Gauloises
1957
CHF 700.–
Arosa, Graubünden Schweiz, Grisons Suisse
1957
CHF 1160.–
Swissair to the USA
1958
CHF 80.–
Orange Frutta, Rätia Fruchtsaftgetränke
1958
SoldSwissair to Japan
1958
CHF 80.–
Genève, Salon International de l'Automobile, 1958
1958
CHF 530.–
N°163, Etat des routes
1958
CHF 830.–
Swissair to Japan
1958
CHF 970.–
Swissair to India
1958
CHF 90.–
Swissair to South America
1958
CHF 70.–
Swissair to the USA
1958
SoldSwissair to South America
1958
SoldSwissair to India
1958
SoldSwissair to Japan
1958
CHF 1350.–
Swissair to the USA
1958
SoldGenève, Salon International de l'Automobile, 1958
1958
CHF 1300.–
Tenta
circa 1958
CHF 980.–
Swissair to South America
1958
CHF 990.–
CFF - Toujours à votre service
1959
SoldSalami Negroni
circa 1959
CHF 690.–
Ein Bier mit dir
1959
CHF 860.–
Merrent in der Eisengasse
circa 1960
SoldMeccarillos, 20 Cigarillos Ormond
circa 1960
SoldFiera Svizzera, Basilea
1962
CHF 580.–
Genève, Salon Auto, 1963
1963
CHF 970.–
Salon Auto Genève
1963
CHF 490.–
Bally
1964
CHF 590.–
Gauloises
1964
CHF 850.–
Gauloises
1964
CHF 730.–
Knie, Cirque Knie, Tigres, La Chaux-de-Fonds
1964
SoldGauloises
1964
SoldMeccarillos, Cigarillos Ormond
1964
SoldBally
1965
SoldSport, Sportfreunde bevorzugen den "Sport"
1966
SoldSBB, Sonntags billet
1966
CHF 970.–
Bell Époque
1969
SoldDavos
circa 1970
SoldBasel 100 Jahre Zoo
1974
CHF 560.–
SBB Familienvergünstigung, 100 Jahre Zoo Basel
1974
CHF 370.–
Perrier, la bouteille au noeud papillon
1974
SoldOrmond Filtre
circa 1975
CHF 320.–
Perrier, eau minérale gazeuse naturelle
circa 1980
CHF 790.–
Perrier, eau minérale gazeuse naturelle
circa 1980
Sold