HANS RUDI ERDT (1883-1918) RICHTERS REISE FÜHRER. 26 5/8x18 3/4 inches. Kunstanstalt H.G. Rahtgens, Lubeck. Condition A-: minor tears in margins. Japan. Having already worked with advertising for travel based industries (see previous lot), Erdt here turns his skill to promoting a travel guide book. This extremely rare piece is a tour-de-force of graphic design. Using only three colors and the white of the paper, Erdt uses his sophisticated style of sharp outlining and bleeding colors to create a refined depiction of an elegant, cosmopolitan man. Not in DFP.
