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LUDWIG HOHLWEIN (1874-1949) BLOOKER'S CACAO. Circa 1919. 13 1/2x9 3/4 inches, 34x24 1/2 cm. A. v.-d. Weerd, Arnhem. Condition B+: staining in margins and image. Card. Matted and framed. Hohlwein worked for many clients, like Marco Polo and Rignet, in the coffee and cocoa business. Primarily for these companies, he would illustrate exotic natives from the countries where the products originated. Here is an African, upon whom Hohlwein employs his unique use of light and shadow. Hohlwein / Phoenix p. 108.
