c.1930s Autriche Austria Travel by Paul Kirnig Modernist
Data: c.1930s
Artist: Kirnig, Paul
Size (in): 37.25” x 24.5”
Size (cm): 94.5 x 62
Condition: A-
Linen Backed: Yes
This vintage original travel poster was created by the influential Austrian landscape painter and poster designer Paul Kirnig prior to WWII. This is the French language edition of this poster. For this poster Kirnig renders a colorful Modernist design of a man in Tyrolian attire guiding Zille or flat bottomed wooden boat typically found on the Danube River regions and lakes of Austria and Germany. The right margin indicates Atelier Prof. Kirnig and the lower margin indicates the poster was printed in Austria by Werbedienst Des Bundesministeriums Für Handel Und Verkehr, Wien.
This vintage original poster has been professionally backed to linen with only minimal touchup. The colors retain their original boldness and the poster displays beautifully. Overall condition is very good. A photo of this poster prior to linen backing is available on request.