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Auction History Result 6s285 HEXENSABBAT linen German 34x47 art festival poster '30s cool art by Roman Feldmeyer! Date Sold 12/4/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Linenbacked German Art Festival Poster (measures 33 3/4" x 46 1/2" [86 x 118 cm]) (Learn More) Hexensabbat (literally translates to "Witches' Sabbath"), the 1939 German annual art festival featuring works by local artists. Note that this poster features art by Roman Feldmeyer. Also, note that this series of carnivals (one was held annually in Munich) was a uniquely German phenomenon that began in the 1400s. It involved Pagan rituals and many of the early participants were strongly anti-Semitic, portraying Jews as Devil worshipers. The festivals continued over the centuries and when Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany, he banned all expressionist and "modern" art as "decadent", but oddly, he allowed the Hexensabbat carnivals, and the posters created for them, to continue (perhaps this related to the years he lived in Munich as a young man, including when he was in prison near the city, when he wrote "Mein Kampf", and perhaps he did not have a philosophical difference with the Hexensabbat)! There were posters created for many of these festivals, but they are extremely rare! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Roman Feldmeyer Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good to fine. The poster was never folded and had the most minor of border defects. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was well backed, and looks great! Learn More about condition grades 
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