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Lot 70
[WORLD WAR I] 1918 German "Anarchy is the Handmaiden of Reaction and Famine" Poster
Estimate: $500 - $750
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| $100 | $25 |
| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
Walter Schnackenberg (1880-1961)
Anarchie ist Helfer der Reaktion und Hungersnot [Anarchy is the Handmaiden of Reaction and Famine]
Munich, Germany
Kunstanstalt D. Consée
1918
Mounted to approx. 40 1/2 x 53 3/8 in.
A dramatic German World War I propaganda poster promoting resilience and solidarity among the German public. A bomb-wielding anarchist faces off with an allegorical figure of Peace, robed in coral pink and shielding a large crowd of people with a large feather.
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[WWI, World War I, Posters, Ephemera, Propaganda]
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