Swedish Designer Oscar Reutersvärd's Impossible Images

About the Exhibition

In the spring of 2014, the Lilly Library acquired an archive of over 350 original Reutersvärd drawings, and Professor Chris Mortensen if the University of Adelaide is among the first international scholars to conduct research using this one-of-a-kind resource.  In addition, Reutersvärd’s correspondence is included in the archive with manuscript letters, extra drawings, clippings, original photographs, and exhibition posters. 

This gallery includes several images from the Lilly collection as well as images from other sources.  

Drawing on paper by Swedish graphic designer Oscar Reutersvärd
Oscar Reutersvärd Drawing (4)

Drawing on paper

Drawing on paper by Swedish graphic designer Oscar Reutersvärd
Oscar Reutersvärd Drawing (3)

Drawing on paper

Drawing on paper by Swedish graphic designer Oscar Reutersvärd
Oscar Reutersvärd Drawing (2)

Drawing on paper

Drawing on paper by Swedish graphic designer Oscar Reutersvärd
Oscar Reutersvärd Drawing (1)

Drawing on paper

Poster by Swedish graphic designer Oscar Reutersvärd
Oscar Reutersvärd Poster

Limited-edition print

Stamps designed by Oscar Reutersvärd and issued in Sweden in the 1980s
Reutersvärd Swedish Stamp Set

Stamps designed by Oscar Reutersvärd and issued by Sweden in the 1980s