eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 5z0134 HAMBURG SUD 18x27 German travel poster 1929 North Africa/Mediterranean by Ottomar Anton! Date Sold 2/15/2024Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Unfolded German Travel Poster (measures 17 3/4" x 27 1/4" [45 x 69 cm]) (Learn More) Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft (which translates to "Hamburg South American Steamship Company"; Hamburg Sud for short) is a German shipping (and former passenger) company that was founded in 1871 by a conglomerate of 11 Hamburg-based merchant houses. By 1914, the company was operating over 50 ships but lost them all during World War I (WWI). The company currently ranks among the ten largest container shipping brands worldwide. Artist: Ottomar Anton Important Added Info: Note that this poster features a tagline that translates to "In Spring 1929 to the sunny Mediterranean". Also, Ottomar Anton was a German painter, graphic artist and university professor from the 1920s to the 1970s. He designed many travel posters (he was the most prolific German shipping poster artist in the 1920s and 1930s). He joined the SS in 1936 and created World War II (WWII) Nazi propaganda art. He was incarcerated after the war, but later became a sought after graphic designer again. Condition: very good. The poster was never folded. It has darkening in the top border and a piece of tape on the back of that border. Otherwise, it is in really nice condition! Learn More about condition grades
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