Ludwig Hohlwein 1874–1949 follow artist
Kunstgewerbehaus Gebrueder Wollweber
Kunstgewerbehaus Gebrueder Wollweber
This poster for a jewelry store (noted as “purveyors to the court”) has a dachshund on a platter holding a miniature top hat in its teeth. It has a lovely girl with beautiful shoulders, in a pearl choker, holding up a jewel box. But you may not notice either of these things at first because Hohlwein's checkerboard pattern palpably vibrates—an optical illusion that totally arrests one's vision. This was a favorite design ploy: Hohlwein "added a new dimension through his use of bold patterns, rendered with complete disregard for the forms they were supposed to be covering" (Word & Image, p. 21).
Vereinigte Druckereien und Kunstanstalten, München
literature: DFP-III, 1341; Hohlwein/Stuttgart, 11; Plakate München, 186; PAI-LXXXVII, 329
This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.