Faster By Electric Force
Iconic advertisement poster of the "German Railway" DB from 1960
by german graphic designer Hans Schmandt (1920-1993) ...
Essentially inspired by DB commercial director Werner Walz, who was very interested in prehistoric art and cave paintings and asked Schmandt to be "kind of creative" in this direction ...
Hence Schmandt travelled to the Altamira caves in Spain to study the character of such first mankind paintings and created a series of 3 legendary placard motives, whereof the wild and striking "Cattle and class 140 Electric" theme is my personal favorite. Although today it has more the impression of some fancy and poor photomontage efforts ... ; )
With 879 units built from 1957 - 1973 the light freight electric class E 40 / 140 was an omnipresent part of the german "economic miracle" of this now sadly bygone colourful and prosperous era ...
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Faster By Electric Force
Iconic advertisement poster of the "German Railway" DB from 1960
by german graphic designer Hans Schmandt (1920-1993) ...
Essentially inspired by DB commercial director Werner Walz, who was very interested in prehistoric art and cave paintings and asked Schmandt to be "kind of creative" in this direction ...
Hence Schmandt travelled to the Altamira caves in Spain to study the character of such first mankind paintings and created a series of 3 legendary placard motives, whereof the wild and striking "Cattle and class 140 Electric" theme is my personal favorite. Although today it has more the impression of some fancy and poor photomontage efforts ... ; )
With 879 units built from 1957 - 1973 the light freight electric class E 40 / 140 was an omnipresent part of the german "economic miracle" of this now sadly bygone colourful and prosperous era ...
Safely To The Goal: a.1stdibscdn.com/hans-schmandt-prints-works-on-paper-orig...
Smart Travelling:
a.1stdibscdn.com/hans-schmandt-prints-works-on-paper-orig...