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Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
LUDWIG HOHLWEIN (1874-1949) ZEISS FELDSTECHER. 1912. 19 1/2x16 1/2 inches, 49 1/2 x42 cm. Vereinigte Druckereien & Kunstanstalten, Munich. Condition B: repaired tear in right image and in left edge; recreated losses, creases, abrasions and restoration in margins and image; bubbling in upper image; overpainting in margins. Trimmed. A masterpiece by Hohlwein in the full maturity of his style. It is a subtle play between shadow and light with no outlining and masterful handling of filling in areas with patterns, specifically in his depiction of the man's jacket. Hohlwein had very successfully used the pattern of clothing (specifically plaid) as a prominent design element in about half a dozen posters between 1908 and 1912 (most notably in Hermann Scherrer, 1907, Café Odeon, 1908, PKZ, 1908 and Audi, 1912) and it makes a command appearance here. A rare icon from a genius graphic designer. DFP-III 1420, Hohlwein / Munich 175.
