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Des Kaisers Weihnachtsreise, 1917
Barbed wire and a church under stars.
What
Hans Rudi Erdt's 1917 colour lithograph for the Neuester Film release Des Kaisers Weihnachtsreise, a title that means the Emperor's Christmas trip, from the Rehse-Archiv at the Library of Congress.
Why
Erdt is counted with Bernhard, Hohlwein, Klinger and Scheurich among the most important German poster artists of 1906 to 1918; the Library measures this sheet at 69 x 95 cm.
Notice
Snow lies along the fence posts and the wire, and the imprint at the foot reads "HOLLERBAUM & SCHMIDT BERLIN N 65".
“Christmas at the front, on screen”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- Des Kaisers Weihnachtsreise (1917)
- Country / studio
- Germany
- Designer
- Hans Rudi Erdt
- Printer / stone
- Hollerbaum & Schmidt, Berlin
- Format
- Other
- Poster published
- German film placard, colour lithograph, 1917
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs (LCCN 2004665858)
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
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