Kommunistisch

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Artist/Maker	M. G. I. Wien (Vienna) VIII (printer) Matzel (artist)
Place of origin	Austria (designed and printed)

A red wave swirls towards Western Europe.

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Categories	Prints Advertising Propaganda Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Kommunistisch (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Mounted.
Brief description	Matzel; 'Starkt Die Rote Welle-Dierettung Des Weltproletariats Und Wahlet, Kommunistisch'; 'Strengthen the Red Wave.....'; Austria
Physical description	A red wave swirls towards Western Europe.
Dimensions	Height: 66cm Width: 93.5cm
Marks and inscriptions	STARKT DIE ROTE WELLE-DIE RETTUNG / DES WELTPROLETARIATS UND WAHLET / KOMMUNISTISCH (Main text in red and black, across bottom.) Translation Strenghten the Red Wave-salvation of the World Proletariat and vote KOMMUNISTIST. DPUCKEREI .M.G.I. WIEN VIII. (Small text in black, bottom left.) 1923 (Contemporary note made in pencil, bottom centre.) Matzel (Artist's signature, top left.)
Credit line	Accepted by H M Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2007
Subject depicted	Map
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2681-2007

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Record created	June 8, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O242767/kommunistisch-poster-matzel/

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