Nov 18, 2009 - Sale 2196

Sale 2196 - Lot 22

Price Realized: $ 570
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
M. HARRICH (DATES UNKNOWN) DAS KUR-CAFE / "KGL. VILLA." Circa 1930.
33 1/2x25 1/4 inches, 85x64 cm. Bickel Sohne Kunstanstalt, Munich.
Condition B+: repaired tear through upper margin, affecting image; creases in margins and image; horizontal folds.
Situated in the majestic Bavarian Alps, near the Austrian border, Berchtesgaden's reputation took a drastic turn for the worse in the 1920s, when the mountainous area became a popular Nazi high command retreat. Prior to that the region was an upscale holiday destination and resort, as evidenced by this Art Deco image of a couple at the "Königliche Villa" (Royal Villa,) an elegant and popular spa.