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Auction History Result 4d0244 KLEINE BIBLIOTHEK LANGEN 23x34 German advertising poster 1900s Ferdinand von Reznicek art! Date Sold 5/3/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Paperbacked German Advertising Poster (measures 23" x 34 1/4" [58 x 87 cm]) (Learn More) Kleine Bibliothek Langen (literally translates to "Small Library Langen"), the 1900s German advertising poster created by Albert Langen to promote the services of a library (costing 1 mark per book), and featuring Ferdinand von Reznicek artwork of a woman reading a book. Albert Langen was a German publisher and founder of the satirical publication Simplicissimus. Langen is especially known for his contribution to modern book design. Heine and Bruno Paul were his most important book artists, and they were clearly influenced by the Art Nouveau. Other illustrators included Ferdinand von Reznicek, Eduard Thony and the Norwegian Olaf Gulbransson who joined the firm in 1902 and whose minimalist drawing style eventually became as indispensable for Simplicissimus as Heine's. Langen was not a typical publisher, in that he ran the company not only out of economic considerations, but also with a cultural-political mission. His main cultural publisher rival at the time, Samuel Fischer, also chose modernity as a focal point. Several writers (including Henrik Ibsen, Jakob Wasserman, and Ludwig Thoma) briefly published with Langen but then returned to Fischer, whose earlier entry into the market (in 1886) proved insurmountable. Artist: Ferdinand von Reznicek Important Added Info: Note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a light paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (it means that the poster must be handled carefully, as the backing does not give it much added strength, but it is similar to having an unrestored poster, and yet it has been properly preserved). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster was tri-folded and had fine surface paper loss on the folds. It had an 8" vertical tear at top center and a similar one at bottom center. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. The restorer backed the poster "in the European style", meaning that they did not do restoration to the defects described above. Learn More about condition grades 
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