Sale 2459 - Rare & Important Travel Posters, October 26, 2017

LUDWIG HOHLWEIN (1874-1949) 76 c DEUTSCHLAND / RHEIN ZAUBER. Circa 1929. 39 3 / 4 x25 1 / 2 inches, 101x64 3 / 4 cm. Herm. Sonntag u Co., Munich. Condition B: restored losses in margins; repaired tears and restoration at edges, affecting text and image; slight darkening at edges; repaired pin holes in corners; light foxing in lower image. Mounted on foamcore. In a multi-layered image, Howlwein combines the fairy tale skyline of the Marksburg Castle, which sits on a hill above the town of Braubach, with the Rhine river and some Springtime budding of the local flora. This is the German version. Hohlwein / Stuttgart 283, Hohlwein / Munich 248 (var). [800/1,200]