Frans Mettes 1909-1984 was a Dutch illustrator and poster musician. Perhaps not an acquainted name outside the Netherlands, Mettes was a business musician whose recognisable design and particular humour translated into promotions of the finest quality. From political, movie and public security posters to famous advertisements for popular Dutch brands like Heineken, Droste, Hartevelt, Amstel and Boldoot, bold colours and a cartoonish flair and imagination make things springtime to life in his works. Along with highlighting many advertising and marketing posters he illustrated various books and newspaper stories. Beginning in January 1938 he attracted a comic strip “Het Huis aan’t Water (The House on the Water) in the Dutch paper De Standard (150 episodes).
This is component 4 of a 4-part series on the works of Frans Mettes:
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1960 royal interocean lines colour lithograph poster 100.5 x 71 centimeters
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| 1960 RAI 42e Tentoonstelling van Personenauto’s(RAI 42nd Exhibition of passenger vehicles )colour lithograph poster 55 x |
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39 centimeters ![]() 1960 Ook in vacantietijd verkeersveiligheid(Road safety likewise throughout holidays)colour lithograph poster 70 x |
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1960 Nuts un produit delicieux (Nuts, a tasty product)
colour lithograph poster 85 x 118 cm |
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| 1960 Nebato ons daaglijks brood in de wereld (Nebato, our daily bread worldwide )colour lithograph poster |
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59 x 42 centimeters
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c1960 Politie ‘n boeiend vak (Police is a fascinating career)colour lithograph on linen 84 x 60.5 centimeters
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1961 Hartevelt ouwe jongens (Hartevelt old
boys)colour lithograph poster 116 x 83 cm
1961 Hartevelt( lemon) colour lithograph poster 116 x 83 centimeters |
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| 1961 Droste Cacao Culinaire Capriolen(Droste Cocoa Culinary Antics) colour lithograph poster 116 x 83 centimeters 1961 De Rijkspolitie, vraagt mannen van de daad( The National Police asks Men to do something about it )colour lithograph poster 51.5 x 35 centimeters 1961 Sir Richard Cigarettes, De filter die smaakt(Sir Richard Cigarettes; The Filter that Tastes)colour lithograph poster 116 x 83 centimeters 1961 nieuwe rai personenauto’s-campers( new rai auto -caravans)colour lithograph 55 x |
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| 1961 nieuwe tweewielers(new rai two-wheelers)colour lithograph 55 x 40 cm |
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| 1961 Heineken het beste van het beste(Heineken the very best of the very best)colour lithograph poster 115.5 x 82 centimeters |
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1962 apparatuur voor het moderne huis (tools for the contemporary home)colour lithograph 58 x 40 centimeters
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| 1962 de nieuwe Arendsoog nummer 29(the brand-new Arendsoog Number 29)colour lithograph poster 117.5 x 82.5 centimeters |
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1962 Chief whip op ieders lip!(Chief Whip on everyone’s lips!) colour lithograph poster 116 x 83 cm 1963 Hartevelt, een kostelijke oude (Hartevelt, a priceless old one)
colour lithograph poster 116 x 83 centimeters 1963 Hartevelt Citroen, pik emergency room eentje! (Hartevelt Lemon, select one up) colour lithograph poster 116.5 x 83 cm |
 1964 Heineken het meest getapt!
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1967 Hartevelt Zie troen!