Lot 58: ERNST LUBBERT (1879-1916)

WEIDENHOF CASINO. 1913. Ernst Marx, Berlin.

273/4x371/2 inches.

Condition A.

This is an archetypical Berlin poster from the period before WWI, when the prevailing style of advertising entailed daring composition, no outlining and, extra clean typography. At the time the wealthy city had many attractive evening venues and night clubs that would advertise largely through posters. This poster, in fact, is Lautrec's Moulin Rouge in reverse, with the dark mass of spectators in the foreground and a pastel-colored view of the dance floor in the background. A fine example of the elegant, voyeuristic feeling that would have pervaded such establishments. Lubbert's best poster. DFP III 2135, Maitres 1900 p. 170.