Beilageb zu dem Auffatze : "Gasthaus - Graphik" : Verein der Plakatfruende : Berlin : 1912 : Die Bierritze, Berlin : back cover : design by Paul Leni
Every now and then a particular acquisition to my collection stands out and this Supplement to the run of the Verein der Plakatfruende's magazines for 1912 is one of those. It contains examples of "Gasthaus Graphik"; items relating to inns, taverns, restaurants and dining establishments and it consists of a number of tipped in original examples that cover a wide range of designs and style. The cover to the Supplement is designed by Martin Jacoby-Boy; the previous month's issue of Verein der Plkatfreunde Berlin, for July 1912, has a major article on his work and includes another cover. Jacoby-Boy (1883 - 1971) was a German designer and artist who had to flee Germany in 1933 and emigrated to Argentina.
One of the most stylish designs, remarkably contemporary in style, is a menu card/Speisekarte for Die Bierritze at Jäger Strasse 13, in Berlin designed by Paul Leni. Leni (1885 - 1929) was famous for his film works and was a key player in the German Expressionist movement in the years before his death in 1929. He had initially been an artist and set designer, and this appears to have been one of his works. Die Bierritze appears in a few pre-WW1 postcards.
The card was printed by Ernst Marx, Berlin W.8.
Beilageb zu dem Auffatze : "Gasthaus - Graphik" : Verein der Plakatfruende : Berlin : 1912 : Die Bierritze, Berlin : back cover : design by Paul Leni
Every now and then a particular acquisition to my collection stands out and this Supplement to the run of the Verein der Plakatfruende's magazines for 1912 is one of those. It contains examples of "Gasthaus Graphik"; items relating to inns, taverns, restaurants and dining establishments and it consists of a number of tipped in original examples that cover a wide range of designs and style. The cover to the Supplement is designed by Martin Jacoby-Boy; the previous month's issue of Verein der Plkatfreunde Berlin, for July 1912, has a major article on his work and includes another cover. Jacoby-Boy (1883 - 1971) was a German designer and artist who had to flee Germany in 1933 and emigrated to Argentina.
One of the most stylish designs, remarkably contemporary in style, is a menu card/Speisekarte for Die Bierritze at Jäger Strasse 13, in Berlin designed by Paul Leni. Leni (1885 - 1929) was famous for his film works and was a key player in the German Expressionist movement in the years before his death in 1929. He had initially been an artist and set designer, and this appears to have been one of his works. Die Bierritze appears in a few pre-WW1 postcards.
The card was printed by Ernst Marx, Berlin W.8.