The Olympic emblem "SPIRALE" was the official logo of the 1972 Olympic Games.
The original design was by German graphic designer, Otl Aicher.
His graphic design team revised it and the final design was refined by Coordt von Mannstein.
It was then rendered in color by Victor Vasarely who also designed #12 (1601) below.
There are TWO (2) different sets of posters from
the 1972 Munich Olympic Games:
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ART SERIES - 29 posters
listed on this page with my prices - see BELOW
Click on the artist's name to view the poster, place an order and learn how to pay.
2.
SPORTS SERIES (venue posters) -
Click here to go to my page with the 22 Sports Series posters
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Latest updates were made on September 22, 2025
Latest News & Updates
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September 22, 2025:
Most OPEN EDITION posters are in stock and I am always acquiring more.
ALSO available are many LIMITED EDITION versions of the posters - from the German "series 2" which is the limited edition of 2,000/4,000. According to the OFFICIAL REPORT there were 2,000 in this series however it appears that this number is an error because numerous posters numbered up to 3,999 have been on the marketplace. My theory: there was a set printed for Europe and another set printed for the USA.
September 22, 2025:
The COMPLETE SET (all 29 posters) is sold. I an trying to rebuild new sets. The 28 ARTIST Posters are
supplemented with the SPIRALE poster by Aicher (see the image above).
ALL 29 POSTERS for a price to be determined, based upon condition of each poster.
Shipping is included in my price, worldwide, with insurance!
When sets are available the news will be posted here.
Click here to see this complete set.
NOTE about the Limited Edition set of 200:
None in stock but I can get these from owners who will negotiate a sale, please inquire if you are interested. Prices for this limited edition are expensive and vary widely depending upon the artist and condition, so inquire for the current price: call me at (814) 321-4018 or send an email to me at Olympicbks@aol.com
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ART SERIES POSTERS
| Abrams Catalog # | Art Series # | Name of Artist | Colors in poster | Price in US Dollars |
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| 2012 | # 1 (US only) | Otl Aicher | Image above - limited edition 3,000 | $ 600.00 |
| 1591 | # 2 | Serge Poliakoff | Red, blue, black | $ 45.00 |
| 1592 | # 3 | Hans Hartung | Yellow, black, white | $ 45.00 |
| 1593 | # 4 | Marino Marini | Brown, red, blue, green | $ 45.00 |
| 1594 | # 5 | Oskar Kokoschka | Blue, green, brown, yellow, red | $ 75.00 |
| 1595 | # 6 | Charles Lapique | Green, red, yellow, black | $ 100.00 |
| 1596 | # 7 | Jan Lenica | Shades of blue, purple | $ 100.00 |
| 1597 | # 8 | Fritz Winter | Blue, black, orange, green | $ 45.00 |
| 1598 | # 9 | Horst Antes | Brown, black, white, yellow, red | $ 50.00 |
| 1599 | # 10 | Shusaka Arakawa | Multi-colored, black, silver | $ 75.00 |
| 1600 | # 11 | Eduardo Chillida | Black, white | $ 45.00 |
| 1601 | # 12 | Victor Vasarely | Multi-blue | $ 150.00 |
| 1602 | # 13 | Piero Dorazio | Multi-colored | $ 50.00 |
| 1603 | # 14 | Pierre Soulages | Black, white, brown | $ 45.00 |
| 1604 | # 15 | Otmar Alt | Red, blue, green, orange, turquoise | $ 95.00 |
| 1605 | # 16 | Josef Albers | Blue, gray | $ 45.00 |
| 1606 | # 17 | Allen Jones | Green, brown, yellow; Olympic rings | $ 450.00 |
| 1607 | # 18 | Allan D'Arcangelo | Gray, black, green, red | $ 45.00 |
| 1608 | # 19 | David Hockney | Blue, gold, flesh | $ 125.00 |
| 1609 | # 20 | Valerio Adami | Red, blue, purple | $ 100.00 |
| 1610 | # 21 | Tom Wesselmann | Green, flesh | $ 125.00 |
| 1611 | # 22 | R. B. Kitaj | Green, blue, brown | $ 100.00 |
| 1612 | # 23 | Richard Smith | Green, yellow, red, blue, purple | $ 65.00 |
| 1613 | # 24 | Max Bill | Multi-colored | $ 100.00 |
| 1614 | # 25 | Jacob Lawrence | Green, gray, brown | $ 125.00 |
| 1615 | # 26 | Alan Davie | Green, gold, brown | $ 60.00 |
| 1616 | # 27 | Peter Phillips | Flesh, brown, blue, yellow, black | $ 95.00 |
| 1617 | # 28 | Paul Wunderlich | Black, blue, pink, gold | $ 65.00 |
| 1618 | # 29 | Friedenreich Hundertwasser | Multi-colored | $ 125.00 |
LINKS
I have four (4) pages for the
1972 Munich Olympic Posters
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Olympia 1
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My History Page of the series known as
Edition Olympia
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Olympia 2
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1972 Munich Olympic
ARTIST SERIES POSTERS
You are on this page now!
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Olympia 3
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1972 Munich Olympic
SPORTS SERIES POSTERS
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Olympia 4
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1972 Munich Artist series
COMPLETE SET of 29 POSTERS
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Mr. Harvey Abrams
HARVEY ABRAMS - BOOKS
P.O. Box 732
State College, PA, USA 16804
tel: (814) 321-4018
email: Olympicbks@aol.com
Antiquarian Book Dealer Since 1979
Specializing in Olympic Games & History of Sport
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