!! Print is in excellent condition !!
Authenticity: Signed
Condition: 5/5
Career: Established Career Artist
Print Age: 37
Size: 23 x 36 inches
Rarity: Unnumbered
Print is shipped in flat packaging and comes with Provenance card. Free Shipping
This poster announces the Twenty-Eighth Chess Olympiad, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, from November 12 through November 30, 1988. The design combines the visual language of chess with references to ancient Greek art and architecture. The title appears in Greek across the upper portion, followed by a decorative band incorporating details of Ionic columns. Beneath it, a geometric square evokes a chessboard, while the center features a stylized horse-trumpet motif inspired by the Greek Geometric period, set within a blue field crossed by yellow lines.
The use of Greek and French text reflects the international character of the Olympiad, while the classical motifs connect the modern competition with the cultural heritage of its host country. Rather than relying only on conventional chess imagery, the poster integrates architectural ornament, archaeological references, and geometric abstraction to create a design rooted in both sport and place.
The work also belongs to the broader history of Puerto Rico’s engagement with international chess. The Federación de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico (FAPR) was founded in 1934, and Puerto Rico first participated as a team in international chess competition at the IV Central American and Caribbean Games in Panama in 1938.
Beginning in the 1960s, under the leadership of Narciso Rabell, the FAPR commissioned original posters for major chess events from many of Puerto Rico’s leading graphic artists. These commissions helped establish a distinctive relationship between chess and Puerto Rican poster design, transforming sporting announcements into sophisticated works of graphic art.
As a historical object, this 1988 Olympiad poster reflects the international reach of chess while also demonstrating how visual design can merge competition, national identity, and cultural symbolism within a single composition.
!! Print is in excellent condition. !!
Authenticity: Signed
Condition: 5/5
Career: Established Artist
Age: 38
Size: 23x35 inches
Rarity: Unnumbered
Print is shipped in flat packaging and comes with Provenance card.
This poster announces the Twenty-Eighth Chess Olympiad, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, from November 12 through November 30, 1988. The design combines the visual language of chess with references to ancient Greek art and architecture. The title appears in Greek across the upper portion, followed by a decorative band incorporating details of Ionic columns. Beneath it, a geometric square evokes a chessboard, while the center features a stylized horse-trumpet motif inspired by the Greek Geometric period, set within a blue field crossed by yellow lines.
The use of Greek and French text reflects the international character of the Olympiad, while the classical motifs connect the modern competition with the cultural heritage of its host country. Rather than relying only on conventional chess imagery, the poster integrates architectural ornament, archaeological references, and geometric abstraction to create a design rooted in both sport and place.
The work also belongs to the broader history of Puerto Rico’s engagement with international chess. The Federación de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico (FAPR) was founded in 1934, and Puerto Rico first participated as a team in international chess competition at the IV Central American and Caribbean Games in Panama in 1938.
Beginning in the 1960s, under the leadership of Narciso Rabell, the FAPR commissioned original posters for major chess events from many of Puerto Rico’s leading graphic artists. These commissions helped establish a distinctive relationship between chess and Puerto Rican poster design, transforming sporting announcements into sophisticated works of graphic art.
As a historical object, this 1988 Olympiad poster reflects the international reach of chess while also demonstrating how visual design can merge competition, national identity, and cultural symbolism within a single composition.
!! Print is in excellent condition. !!
Authenticity: Signed
Condition: 5/5
Career: Established Artist
Age: 38
Size: 23x35 inches
Rarity: Unnumbered
Print is shipped in flat packaging and comes with Provenance card.
!! Print is in excellent condition !!
Authenticity: Signed
Condition: 5/5
Career: Established Career Artist
Print Age: 37
Size: 23 x 36 inches
Rarity: Unnumbered
Print is shipped in flat packaging and comes with Provenance card. Free Shipping
