Visit Mediaeval Germany

£350

39 × 23.5 in poster. Atmospheric 1936 German travel poster by Jupp Wiertz, framing a medieval town in deep woodland.

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Description

Jupp Wiertz’s English-language travel poster presents a medieval German town as a theatrical vision framed by deep woodland. Red-roofed houses, church towers and half-timbered façades gather beside reflective water, while a hilltop castle emerges from a luminous green haze.

The composition combines painterly, watercolour-like handling with dramatic light and shadow, transforming historic architecture into a romantic promise of travel. A restrained black-and-gold title panel anchors the scene, while the lower agency line directs viewers to tourist and travel offices for further information. An atmospheric example of interwar German destination advertising.

Details

Dimensions 39 × 23.5 in
Outer Dimensions 42 × 27 in
Linen Backed Yes
Subject Travel
Period 1930s
Years 1936
Country Germany, UK
Artist Jupp Wiertz

Condition:

  • Grade: B- Fair
  • Paper: Scattered small losses, cracking, staining and abrasions; minor edge wear
  • Colour: Retains good contrast overall
  • Restoration: Visible restoration to scattered losses and cracked areas
  • Linen backing: Yes

Comment:

  • Atmospheric English-language German railway tourism poster.
  • Signed Jupp Wiertz design with dramatic woodland framing.
  • Collectable interwar image of romantic medieval Germany.