Oct 18, 2013 - Sale 2326

Sale 2326 - Lot 14

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
OTTOMAR ANTON (1895-1976) WHITE STAR LINE / AMERICAN LINE / NACH AMERIKA. Circa 1930.
38 1/4x27 1/2 inches, 97x70 cm. Langebartels & Jurgens, Altona.
Condition B+: tears and creases at side edges; discoloration in margins; light foxing in image; metal strips affixed to top and bottom margins. Paper.
Anton designed posters for several German shipping lines during the 1930s including the American Line, Hamburg-America Line, Norddeutscher Lloyd-Bremen, Hamburg South American Steamship Company and Cunard. Both the White Star Line and the American Line were part of J.P. Morgan's International Mercantile Marine Company. This is the larger format.