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
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Schweizer Mustermesse, Basel
1938
CHF 880.–

Persil
1938
CHF 420.–

Wauwil
circa 1940
CHF 1270.–

Pro 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.–

Vacances en Suisse
1945
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Springtime in Switzerland
1945
CHF 1430.–

Vacances en Suisse
1945
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Persil, Rien de meilleur que Persil
1945
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Gevaert Film
circa 1945
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Holidays in Switzerland
1945
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Hüttinger
circa 1945
CHF 870.–

Vacanze in Svizzera
1945
CHF 1330.–

BKG - Liga, Basler Rabatt-Marke
1945
CHF 460.–

Pro Infirmis
circa 1945
CHF 480.–

Printemps en Suisse
1945
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Persil es git nüt bessers als
1945
CHF 1170.–

Frühling in der Schweiz
1945
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Binacrine, Shampooing
circa 1945
CHF 970.–

Elna
1946
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Non au suffrage féminin
1946
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Gevaert Film
1946
CHF 1470.–

Helvetia watches, take one home for your folks
1946
CHF 850.–

Helvetia watches, No one goes home without it !
1946
CHF 1150.–

Bata
1946
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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.–

Flandor, Dessert-Crème-Pudding
1948
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Persil
1948
CHF 790.–

Persil
1948
CHF 470.–

Vacantie in Zwitserland
1949
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Swissair
1949
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Holidays in Switzerland
1949
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Vacances en Suisse
1949
CHF 1290.–

Vacanze in Svizzera
1949
CHF 970.–
New
Holidays in Switzerland
1949
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Gevaert Film
1949
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Swissair
1949
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Swissair
1949
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Bell
circa 1950
CHF 920.–

Matelas Robustas
circa 1950
CHF 490.–

Messe-Kino, Modevorführungen und Cabaret
circa 1950
CHF 230.–

Messe-Kino, Mode-Cabaret, Reklamtheater
circa 1950
CHF 230.–

Bata 11.90
1950
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Materasso Robustas
circa 1950
CHF 370.–

Tenta, tissus imperméables.
1950
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La Moubra, Montana (Suisse) - Fondation de Launoit
circa 1950
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Rien ne remplace ma laine
circa 1950
CHF 760.–

Sauter
circa 1950
CHF 730.–

Bata, Fabrication Suisse
1950
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Le N°11 renseigne
circa 1950
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Téléphonez !
circa 1950
CHF 1090.–

Salubra
circa 1950
CHF 880.–

Dispos comme un oiseau ! Contre-douleurs Dr Wild
circa 1950
CHF 630.–

Mettler savon
circa 1950
CHF 2170.–

Pâtes aux oeufs Dalang
circa 1950
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Liebig
circa 1950
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Telefonare !
circa 1950
CHF 1090.–

Tenta, Wasserdichte Stoffe
1950
CHF 790.–

Persil, ... natürlich mit Persil gewaschen !
1951
CHF 990.–

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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Bien sûr, Lavé au Persil
1951
CHF 930.–

Henniez, Allons boire une Henniez lithinée
1951
CHF 1320.–

Persil... bien sûr, lave au Persil
1951
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Persil ...naturlich mit Persil gewaschen !
1951
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Si, Lavato col Persil
1951
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Klosters
1952
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Arosa, Suisse Switzerland Schweiz
circa 1952
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Binaca, gut gewappnet mit...
1952
CHF 1120.–

Bell
1952
CHF 930.–

PTT Oui sur le trafic postal, confiance!
1953
CHF 490.–

Dalang, Pâtes aux oeufs
1953
CHF 1230.–

Persil
1953
CHF 560.–

Tenta
1953
CHF 930.–

Dalang, Pâtes aux oeufs
1953
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Ulvo, Henkel
1953
CHF 490.–

Volkswagen, Ihr treuer Freund
1953
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Indicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann AG Zürich
circa 1954
CHF 770.–

Luzern, Internationale Musik-Festwochen 1954
1954
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Indicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann
circa 1954
CHF 490.–

Swissair
1954
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Swissair, tous les jours 2 services Nice-Genève-Zürich
1954
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Nescafe, Extrait de café pur en poudre
1954
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Indicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann Zürich
circa 1954
CHF 890.–

Indicolor Plakate, 75 Jahre Jacques Bollmann Zürich
circa 1954
CHF 490.–

Swissair DC-6
1954
CHF 3260.–

Certina watch
circa 1955
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Swissair USA
1955
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Tuch AG Hemden
1955
CHF 890.–

Swissair USA, Lisboa - Nova lorque con DC-7C
1955
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Swissair USA
1955
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Autol extra motor oel
circa 1955
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Bell
circa 1955
CHF 600.–

Osram égaie la vie
1955
CHF 1170.–

Maryland Stella Filtra
circa 1955
CHF 690.–

Contra-Schmerz
1955
CHF 460.–

Davos Parsenn
1956
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...so erfrischen Rätia Fruchsaftgetränke!
1956
CHF 950.–

Cinquantenaire des Automobiles Postales Suisses
1956
CHF 620.–

Le Gaz, Kocht schnell
1956
CHF 570.–

Gas, Rapido e comodo
1956
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Arosa, Graubünden Schweiz, Grisons Suisse
1957
CHF 1160.–

Hillman ...et maintenant une HILLMAN 1957
1957
CHF 750.–

Gauloises
1957
CHF 700.–

Swissair to India
1958
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Swissair to South America
1958
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Swissair to the USA
1958
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Swissair to South America
1958
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Genève, Salon International de l'Automobile, 1958
1958
CHF 530.–

Swissair to the USA
1958
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Swissair to Japan
1958
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Swissair to Japan
1958
CHF 970.–

Tenta
circa 1958
CHF 980.–

Swissair to the USA
1958
CHF 930.–

Swissair to South America
1958
CHF 990.–

N°163, Etat des routes
1958
CHF 830.–

Swissair to India
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 Japan
1958
CHF 1350.–

Salami Negroni
circa 1959
CHF 690.–

Ein Bier mit dir
1959
CHF 860.–

CFF - Toujours à votre service
1959
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Meccarillos, 20 Cigarillos Ormond
circa 1960
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Merrent in der Eisengasse
circa 1960
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Fiera Svizzera, Basilea
1962
CHF 580.–

Salon Auto Genève
1963
CHF 490.–

Genève, Salon Auto, 1963
1963
CHF 970.–

Meccarillos, Cigarillos Ormond
1964
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Gauloises
1964
CHF 620.–

Knie, Cirque Knie, Tigres, La Chaux-de-Fonds
1964
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Bally
1964
CHF 590.–

Gauloises
1964
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Bally
1965
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SBB, Sonntags billet
1966
CHF 970.–

Sport, Sportfreunde bevorzugen den "Sport"
1966
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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
CHF 790.–

Perrier, eau minérale gazeuse naturelle
circa 1980
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