May 05, 2011 - Sale 2246

Sale 2246 - Lot 27

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
HENRY EHLERS (1897- 1988) DENKE DARAN! Circa 1927.
94x32 3/4 inches, 239x82 cm.
Condition B+: repaired tears at edges and in margins.
Ehlers created a logotype character for Baumberger & Hertz, a little man in a checkered overcoat. Treated in a geometrical Art Deco style, this little man was so ubiquitous and became so popular and beloved that he was referred to as "der Freundliche Herr" (the Friendly Man). Weill p. 174 (var).