LUDWIG HOHLWEIN (1874-1949) KONSTANZ. Circa 1935. 33x23 3/4 inches, 84x60 cm. Herm. Sonntag & Co., Munich. Condition A: unobtrusive vertical and horizontal folds. One of at least two posters Hohlwein designed to advertise a town on the Bodensee (the lake that lies between Germany, Austria and Switzerland). Here a woman festively attired in local costume is enjoying a glass of wine on the shore of the lake with the Münster Cathedral visible in the background. This same image was also used on the cover of travel brochures for the region.
