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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

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Persil

1938

CHF 420.–

Schweizer Mustermesse, Basel

1938

CHF 880.–

Wauwil

circa 1940

CHF 1270.–

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 470.–

Frühling in der Schweiz

1945

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Vacances en Suisse

1945

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Vacanze in Svizzera

1945

CHF 1270.–

Binacrine, Shampooing

circa 1945

CHF 970.–

Holidays in Switzerland

1945

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Persil, Rien de meilleur que Persil

1945

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Gevaert Film

circa 1945

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Hüttinger

circa 1945

CHF 870.–

Pro Infirmis

circa 1945

CHF 480.–

Printemps en Suisse

1945

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Persil es git nüt bessers als

1945

CHF 1170.–

Helvetia watches, No one goes home without it !

1946

CHF 1150.–

Non au suffrage féminin

1946

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Elna

1946

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Bata

1946

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Helvetia watches, take one home for your folks

1946

CHF 850.–

Gevaert Film

1946

CHF 1470.–

Feva, Henkel

1947

CHF 570.–

Aronal. Pâte dentifrice vitaminée

1947

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Chocolat Tobler, Noisetta, Térésina, Mariella

1947

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Aronal, Pâte dentifrice vitaminée

1947

CHF 1330.–

Persil

1948

CHF 470.–

Flandor, Dessert-Crème-Pudding

1948

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Persil

1948

CHF 790.–

Vacantie in Zwitserland

1949

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Swissair

1949

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Vacanze in Svizzera

1949

CHF 970.–

Holidays in Switzerland

1949

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Gevaert Film

1949

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Vacances en Suisse

1949

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Swissair

1949

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Matelas Robustas

circa 1950

CHF 490.–

Téléphonez !

circa 1950

CHF 1090.–

Bell

circa 1950

CHF 920.–

Telefonare !

circa 1950

CHF 1090.–

Tenta, Wasserdichte Stoffe

1950

CHF 890.–

Dispos comme un oiseau ! Contre-douleurs Dr Wild

circa 1950

CHF 630.–

Le N°11 renseigne

circa 1950

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La Moubra, Montana (Suisse) - Fondation de Launoit

circa 1950

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Mettler savon

circa 1950

CHF 2170.–

Tenta, tissus imperméables.

1950

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Pâtes aux oeufs Dalang

circa 1950

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Materasso Robustas

circa 1950

CHF 370.–

Liebig

circa 1950

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Messe-Kino, Modevorführungen und Cabaret

circa 1950

CHF 230.–

Messe-Kino, Mode-Cabaret, Reklamtheater

circa 1950

CHF 230.–

Salubra

circa 1950

CHF 880.–

Bata, Fabrication Suisse

1950

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Sauter

circa 1950

CHF 730.–

Rien ne remplace ma laine

circa 1950

CHF 760.–

Bata 11.90

1950

CHF 870.–

Si, Lavato col Persil

1951

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Jetz ein Henniez Lithinée

1951

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Persil, ... bien sûr, lavé au Persil

1951

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Swissair DC-6

1951

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Persil, ... natürlich mit Persil gewaschen !

1951

CHF 990.–

Bien sûr, Lavé au Persil

1951

CHF 930.–

Henniez, Allons boire une Henniez lithinée

1951

CHF 1170.–

Persil... bien sûr, lave au Persil

1951

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Persil ...naturlich mit Persil gewaschen !

1951

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Bell

1952

CHF 930.–

Arosa, Suisse Switzerland Schweiz

circa 1952

CHF 2300.–

Klosters

1952

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Binaca, gut gewappnet mit...

1952

CHF 1120.–

Dalang, Pâtes aux oeufs

1953

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PTT Oui sur le trafic postal, confiance!

1953

CHF 490.–

Tenta

1953

CHF 930.–

Ulvo, Henkel

1953

CHF 490.–

Volkswagen, Ihr treuer Freund

1953

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Persil

1953

CHF 560.–

Swissair DC-6

1954

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Indicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann Zürich

circa 1954

CHF 490.–

Indicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann Zürich

circa 1954

CHF 890.–

Nescafe, Extrait de café pur en poudre

1954

CHF 690.–

Indicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann AG Zürich

circa 1954

CHF 770.–

Swissair

1954

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Indicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann

circa 1954

CHF 490.–

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

1954

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Luzern, Internationale Musik-Festwochen 1954

1954

CHF 630.–

Osram égaie la vie

1955

CHF 1170.–

Swissair USA

1955

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Certina watch

circa 1955

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

1955

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Swissair USA

1955

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Maryland Stella Filtra

circa 1955

CHF 690.–

Autol extra motor oel

circa 1955

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Tuch AG Hemden

1955

CHF 890.–

Contra-Schmerz

1955

CHF 460.–

Bell

circa 1955

CHF 600.–

Le Gaz, Kocht schnell

1956

CHF 570.–

Davos Parsenn

1956

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Cinquantenaire des Automobiles Postales Suisses

1956

CHF 620.–

...so erfrischen Rätia Fruchsaftgetränke!

1956

CHF 950.–

Gas, Rapido e comodo

1956

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Hillman ...et maintenant une HILLMAN 1957

1957

CHF 750.–

Arosa, Graubünden Schweiz, Grisons Suisse

1957

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Gauloises

1957

CHF 700.–

Swissair to South America

1958

CHF 990.–

Swissair to South America

1958

CHF 70.–

Swissair to the USA

1958

CHF 1170.–

Swissair to Japan

1958

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Swissair to South America

1958

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Genève, Salon International de l'Automobile, 1958

1958

CHF 1300.–

Orange Frutta, Rätia Fruchtsaftgetränke

1958

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Swissair to India

1958

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Swissair to the USA

1958

CHF 870.–

Tenta

circa 1958

CHF 980.–

Swissair to India

1958

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Swissair to Japan

1958

CHF 80.–

Swissair to the USA

1958

CHF 80.–

N°163, Etat des routes

1958

CHF 830.–

Genève, Salon International de l'Automobile, 1958

1958

CHF 530.–

Salami Negroni

circa 1959

CHF 690.–

CFF - Toujours à votre service

1959

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Ein Bier mit dir

1959

CHF 860.–

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

circa 1960

CHF 390.–

Meccarillos, 20 Cigarillos Ormond

circa 1960

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Merrent in der Eisengasse

circa 1960

CHF 950.–

Fiera Svizzera, Basilea

1962

CHF 580.–

Genève, Salon Auto, 1963

1963

CHF 970.–

Salon Auto Genève

1963

CHF 490.–

Bally

1964

CHF 590.–

Meccarillos, Cigarillos Ormond

1964

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Gauloises

1964

CHF 690.–

Gauloises

1964

CHF 620.–

Bally

1965

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Sport, Sportfreunde bevorzugen den "Sport"

1966

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SBB, Sonntags billet

1966

CHF 970.–

Bell Époque

1969

CHF 430.–

Davos

circa 1970

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Basel 100 Jahre Zoo

1974

CHF 560.–

Perrier, la bouteille au noeud papillon

1974

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Ormond Filtre

circa 1975

CHF 320.–

Perrier, eau minérale gazeuse naturelle

circa 1980

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