Nov 15, 2010 - Sale 2230

Sale 2230 - Lot 36

Price Realized: $ 2,400
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
LUDWIG HOHLWEIN (1874-1949) RHEIN ZAUBER. Circa 1929.
40x25 3/4 inches, 101 1/2x65 1/2 cm. Herm. Sonntag, Munich.
Condition B+: repaired tears in top margin, one affecting image; repaired tears along left edge.
In the 1920s, one of Hohlwein's recognizable design concepts was to create a sense of depth in his posters by contrasting light and dark colors. Here he uses that technique to highlight the natural beauty and historical wonders of this area along the Rhine where the Marksburg Castle overlooks the town of Braubach. The English version of this poster declares "The Rhine Calls You." Hohlwein 248, Hohlwein Stuttgart 283.