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Christmas Card

2010 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn (Issuer)

Rectangular card sleeve. On the front (landscape format): colour image of the Bundeskunsthalle buildings (architect Gustav Peichl) in a flat snowy landscape with Napoleon on horseback (after the Jacques-Louis David painting "Napoleon Crossing the Alps") following the Christmas star, when a tab inside the sleeve is pulled the figure of Napoleon moves towards the Bundeskunsthalle. On the back (portrait format): lettered in red with Christmas greetings in various languages and other information in German. Inside: tab lettered in red in German.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Christmas card
Materials and techniques
Lithography on card.
Brief description
Christmas card issued by the Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn, 2010.
Physical description
Rectangular card sleeve. On the front (landscape format): colour image of the Bundeskunsthalle buildings (architect Gustav Peichl) in a flat snowy landscape with Napoleon on horseback (after the Jacques-Louis David painting "Napoleon Crossing the Alps") following the Christmas star, when a tab inside the sleeve is pulled the figure of Napoleon moves towards the Bundeskunsthalle. On the back (portrait format): lettered in red with Christmas greetings in various languages and other information in German. Inside: tab lettered in red in German.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm (Note: From front)
  • Width: 21.0cm (Note: From front)
Credit line
Given by Julius Bryant
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.657-2011

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Record createdAugust 24, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1240405/christmas-card-bundeskunsthalle-bonn/
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