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JULIUS GIPKENS (1883-?)
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DIE - WOCHE. 1914.
28x18
3
/
4
inches, 71x47
1
/
2
cm. Hollerbaum &
Schmidt, Berlin.
Condition B+: restoration and overpainting along
top edge; restored loss affecting publisher’s name.
Gipkens was a self-taught poster artist who was
extremely active both before and after World
War I. He was employed by the prestigious
firm, Hollerbaum & Schmidt, where he worked
alongside such fellow design luminaries as
Lucian Bernhard, Hans Rudi Erdt, Julius
Klinger and Ernest Deutsch.
Die Woche
was one
of the first of many illustrated magazines that
existed in Berlin in the early years of the 20th
century. Founded in 1899, it was published
continuously through 1944. DFP III 1048.
[2,000/3,000]
VALDEMAR ANDERSEN (1875-1928)
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JOURNALISTFORBUNDETS
DANSE-UDSTILLING. Circa 1908.
33
1
/
4
x24
1
/
2
inches, 84
1
/
2
x62 cm.
Condition B+: restored loss along upper left edge.
Matted and framed.
Andersen is considered to be the “first great
Danish poster artist, and is the father of the
20th century Danish poster” (Danish Posters np.).
He began his artistic career as an illustrator and
went on to become a renowned muralist, creat-
ing works for homes, businesses and
international exhibitions. Here, Andersen pro-
motes a Dance Exhibition sponsored by the
Journalists’ Union, who organized social and
cultural events around Copenhagen and for
whom he designed several posters. Danish
Posters 3.
[1,500/2,000]