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Auction History Result 2k068 KOBLENZ 25x40 German travel poster 1930s great Ludwig Hohlwein art of woman holding wine! Date Sold 12/13/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Unfolded German Travel Poster (measures 25" x 39 1/2" [64 x 100 cm]) (Learn More) Koblenz, the 1930s German travel poster ("On the Rhine and Moselle") encouraging people to visit Koblenz, Germany. Note that this poster features Ludwig Hohlwein art of a woman holding up a glass of wine, which makes sense because the Rhine and especially the Moselle (Mosel) are rivers associated with wine country (and the Riesling grape)! Riesling is a white grape variety which originated in the Rhine region. It is used to make dry, semi-sweet, sweet, and sparkling white wines. As of 2004, Riesling was estimated to be the world's 20th most grown variety, but in terms of importance for quality wines, it is usually included in the "top three" white wine varieties. In 2015, Riesling was the most grown variety of grape in Germany. Ludwig Hohlwein was a German artist from the 1890s until his passing in 1949. He is one of the best known German poster artists (though his reputation suffered because of his work with the Nazis)! Initially an architect student who illustrated for newspapers, he went on to design book decorations, booklets, and advertising posters. He joined the Nazi Regime in 1933 after refusing an offer to emigrate to the United States, and created government program posters as well as advertisements for the 1936 Munich Olympics. Poster historian Alain Weill says "Hohlwein was the most prolific and brilliant German posterist of the 20th century. Beginning with his first efforts, Hohlwein found his style with disconcerting facility. It would vary little for the next forty years. The drawing was perfect from the start, nothing seemed alien to him, and in any case, nothing posed a problem for him. His figures are full of touches of color and a play of light and shade that brings them out of their background and gives them substance". NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Ludwig Hohlwein Condition: very good. The poster was never folded. There are small tears, smudges, and very tiny bits of paper loss in the right blank border and a few faint scuffs scattered in the image. Otherwise, the poster is in nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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