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LUDWIG HOHLWEIN (1874-1949)
15
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NACHTIGALLSCHLAG. 1910.
27
1
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2
x36
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2
inches, 70x92
3
/
4
cm. G. Schuh & Cie., Munich.
Condition B+: creases, foxing and discoloration in margins and image. Paper.
Nachtigallschlag
(The Song of the Nightingale) was a record label launched by the German
Gramophone Company. Employing a sophisticated technique of silhoutte and shadow, Hohlwein
represents a nightingale perched on a rose bush against a full moon, beneath a starry sky. As with
many of his product advertisements from this period (1908-1911), Hohlwein made minimal use of
colors and used thick, sans-serif typography organized as a block at the bottom of the poster. A
strikingly efficient image. This copy has very wide margins. DFP-III 1375, Hohlwein / Munich 144.
[5,000/7,500]
