LUDWIG HOHLWEIN FRUHLING IN WIESBADEN. Circa 1930. 35 1/4x23 1/2 inches. F. Bruckmann, Munich. Condition B+: restored losses in top corners; repaired tears and restoration in margins; abrasions in image; pinholes in corners. "For his hometown of Wiesbaden Ludwig Hohlwein designed two posters promoting 'Spring in ...' (Hohlwein p. 217), and in both of them he depicts the main spa building which was designed by his teacher Friedrich von Thiersch." For this image he also portrays a statuesque, allegorical figure who is carrying golf clubs, Wiesbaden's crests and a bowl of the spa's curative waters. Stutgard 289, Hohlwein MSt a 17/80.
