Sur le routes d'Allemagne / Ludwig Hohlwein. – Historic Print
![Sur le routes d'Allemagne / Ludwig Hohlwein., Berlin : Reichsbahnzentrale für den Deutschen Reiseverkehr, [1935(?)] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/78/785e37b43ce2-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Sur le routes d'Allemagne / Ludwig Hohlwein., preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Sur le routes d'Allemagne / Ludwig Hohlwein.
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Written in French rather than German, the title *Sur les routes d'Allemagne* suggests the poster was meant for travelers from French-speaking countries, which sets it apart from most domestic German travel posters of the period. Ludwig Hohlwein, one of Germany's best-known commercial artists, designed it for the Reichsbahnzentrale für den Deutschen Reiseverkehr, the central office that promoted travel on the national railway. His bold silhouettes and flat areas of color reflect the graphic style he refined through the 1920s and 1930s. The record dates the print to about 1935, when the government was actively encouraging tourism within Germany.
| Created / published | Berlin : Reichsbahnzentrale für den Deutschen Reiseverkehr, [1935(?)] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Travel posters German 1930-1940.Photomechanical prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: Ger. E1. 1935(?). |
| Subjects | Tourism--Germany--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,127 × 1,439 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216429 |
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