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FRANZ WÜRBEL (1896-?)
OLYMPIC GAMES / BERLIN. 1936.
38 1/2x24 inches, 100 1/4x61 cm. Reichsbahnzentrale fur den Deutschen Reiseverkehr, Berlin. Condition B: replaced and overpainted losses along top edge and in margins; restoration along repaired tears at edges; time-staining at edges; small abrasions at edges.
The official poster of the 1936 Olympic Games, Würbel's poster "was designed to dominate and impress . . . [and] met the threefold objective of indicating the importance of the Olympiad, proclaiming Berlin as the host city and publicizing the Games in an effective and internationally understandable manner" (Olympic Posters p. 45). This is the English version. Olympics p. 45, Olympic Posters p. 46, Le Sport 92 (var), Art Deco Graphics p. 105 (var).
