Saturday, February 27, 2010

Vintage Travel Poster











1930s Harz Germany Jupp Wiertz German Travel Poster

PRINTED BY: Printed in Germany
Printer: Herausgber Landesverkehrsverband HARZ e V Braunichmeig
AGE: circa 1930s
ARTIST: Jupp Wiertz
CONDITION: B+, Linen Mounted, very minor pressed wrinkles, small scuffs, barely noticed unless closely scrutinized. A great poster, displays beautifully!
Note: Jupp Wiertz, the well known (German, 1888-1939) illustrator and designer of this poster. He was most known for his Art Deco Zeppelin poster and other deco works. Wonderful graphic design, ready for framing.

This poster is from VintagePosterWorks.com a store owned by Deborah Clifford located
in the Hudson Valley in Ghent, New York.


I chose this vintage poster for its contrasting cool snow enveloped tree and (cold) hard edged German font against the warm fading orange background.