Jan 26, 2017 - Sale 2435

Sale 2435 - Lot 12

Price Realized: $ 2,470
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
LUDWIG HOHLWEIN (1874-1949) DAS GOLDENE BUCH / DES SPORTS. 1910.
24x16 3/4 inches, 61x42 1/2 cm. G. Schuh & Cie, Munich.
Condition A: creases in margins, some affecting image. Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
Promoting what was basically an encyclopedia of sports that featured items on riding, biking, alpinism, winter sports, water sports, hunting, fishing, motorcycles, cycling, gymnastics, aerial sports, sports photography, and hygiene and assistance in the case of accidents, Hohlwein goes to where his heart lies, back to equine imagery, and depicts this image of polo players. DFP-III 1360, Hohlwein / Stuttgart 41.