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Lawn Tennis Turnier

Poster
1908 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph poster depicting a woman in white in the middle of a tennis serve, printed in two shades of grey, black, white, sand, red, brown and flesh tone. Signed and dated.
Lettered:
Lawn Tennis Turnier
Heiligendamm 4 – 9 August 1908 unter dem protectorate Ihrer Kaiserl. Hoheit der Frau
Grossherzogin-Mutter Anastasia von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grossfürstin v. Russland

9 Konkurrenzen mit u. ohne vorgabe
Nennungsschluss: Sonnabend 1 August 8 Uhr bei der
Badeverwattung Heiligendamm durch welche Aussunst erteilt wird

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLawn Tennis Turnier (generic title)
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, paper, colour lithography
Brief description
By Hans Rudi Erdt: 'Lawn Tennis Turnier', poster for a tennis tournament, Berlin, 1908
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster depicting a woman in white in the middle of a tennis serve, printed in two shades of grey, black, white, sand, red, brown and flesh tone. Signed and dated.
Lettered:
Lawn Tennis Turnier
Heiligendamm 4 – 9 August 1908 unter dem protectorate Ihrer Kaiserl. Hoheit der Frau
Grossherzogin-Mutter Anastasia von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grossfürstin v. Russland

9 Konkurrenzen mit u. ohne vorgabe
Nennungsschluss: Sonnabend 1 August 8 Uhr bei der
Badeverwattung Heiligendamm durch welche Aussunst erteilt wird

Dimensions
  • Width: 97.8cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971)
  • Height: 69.2cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971)
Marks and inscriptions
HANZ RVDi ERDT 08 (Signed)
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.617-1971

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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