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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
ALBERT FUSS (1889-1969) VERS NEW YORK / HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE. Circa 1930. 39 1/2x25 1/2 inches. Condition B+: repaired tears and creases in margins, some affecting image. Before the First World War, the Hamburg America Line, with 175 ships, was the largest merchant fleet in the world. With much of her fleet destroyed during the war, HAPAG spent the interwar years rebuilding, focusing on efficient, economic ships of medium size. Four ships were at the center of this effort; the Albert Baillin (named after the company's pre-war managing director) and her sister ship Deutschland, and two similar ships, the New York and the Hamburg. Known as the "famous four," these ships were reported to be the steadiest on the Atlantic and appear together on several posters. A strong, Art Deco image. Fuss created several designs for the steamship line during the 1930s. French version.
