PETER BEHRENS (1868-1940) DEUTSCHE WERKBUND - AUSSTELLLUNG. 1914. 35x24 1/2 inches, 89x62 1/4 cm. A. Molling & Comp., Hannover. Condition B+: minor losses, flaking and repaired tears in margins; creases and abrasions in margins and image. Mounted on Japan. The Werkbund exhibition in Cologne in 1914, was the showcase of what would become a worldwide example for industrial design. The style of Behrens's image belied the modern progressive nature of the event and it was widely criticized. It was replaced by a strictly typographic poster by Ehmcke, making the remaining copies rare. DFP-III 95, Kunst 15, Politische Plakate p. 18, Kunst-Ereignisse 57, Internationale Plakate 208, Aynsley p. 68.
