Absolut Istvan

An advertisement for Absolut Vodka designed by Istvan Banyai was published on the back cover of the New Yorker issue of December 9, 1996. The proofs were sold on eBay at the close of 2014 for an undisclosed price. I take it then there is a market for these proofs.

Absolut Istvan.
Istvan Banyai, The New Yorker, December 9, 1996, back cover

http://archives.newyorker.com/?i=1996-12-09#folio=CV4

The proofs:

EBay Listing Ended December 29, 2014

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Absolut-Istvan-Banyai-AD-Color-Proofs-Chrome-Film-Set-New-Yorker-Mag-/221636024941?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item339a895a6d&nma=true&si=Zv4PhLp6HocGRC23iqci2JeQ2LI%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

EBay Item Description

Note:  This week has been a celebration of Absolut Vodka advertising here on the old blog.

Istvan Banyai was having a show at the Norman Rockwell Museum on the day I visited in 2013.

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