Sprawa Dantona | The Danton Case | Roman Cieslewicz

The Danton Case (Sprawa Dantona) is a 1929 historical play by Polish writer Stanisława Przybyszewska, which portrays the fierce clash between revolutionary leaders Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre. Danton seeks compromise and an end to the bloodshed, while Robespierre demands unwavering purity of ideals — a conflict that seals Danton’s tragic downfall during the Reign of Terror. The designer of this stunning poster, Roman Cieslewicz (1930–1996) was a Polish graphic artist and photographer who studied at Kracow Academy of Fine Arts from 1949 to 1955. In 1963, he moved to France and became a citizen there in 1971. He worked as art director of Vogue and Elle magazines, and taught at the Ecole Superieure d´Arts Graphiques in Paris. Cieslewicz was a founder of the famous “Polish School of Posters”. He had over 100 solo exhibitions of prints, photomontage works, posters and photographs in many countries. His works are in the permanent collections of the National Museums in Poland, the Poster Museum in Wilanow, Poland, the New York Museum of Modern Art, Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, Musée d’Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, US Library of Congress, Fagersta Stadsbibliotek in Stockholm, as well as in numerous private collections.