Lex Reitsma

La Bohème 2003
2003

32 ½ x 46 in. (81 x 117 cm)

Silkscreen

Condition: Excellent

Dutch graphic designer and filmmaker Lex Reitsma (1958-) created the visual identity for de Nederlandse Opera (the Dutch National Opera) from 1990 to 2014. Reitsma’s opera posters have won numerous awards and were the subject of a 2014 exhibition at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum.

Reitsma’s 2003 design for a performance of Puccini’s La Bohème features a tragically romantic image of two hands reaching to touch, but ultimately unable to cross the barrier that separates them.

La Bohème 2003