Oct 09, 2002 - Sale 1945

Sale 1945 - Lot 48

Price Realized: $ 5,060
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500
CAFE PLENDL. 1911.
47x35 3/4 inches. G. Schuh, Munich.
Condition B+: staining in bottom margin; minor restoration along right edge; unobtrusive vertical and horizontal folds.
In a stylized modernity which seems to presage the Art Deco movement, Hohlwein has created an enviable vision of upper-class civility with three elegant people sitting at a table in this self-proclaimed "first class cafe". The captivating element of this design is the combination of the detailed renderings of the faces and Hohlwein's broad outlining of the table and clothes. Added to this is the Hohlwein touch of the finely worked, patterned background which adds movement and life to the poster. DFP III, 1389.