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LUDWIG HOHLWEIN (1874-1949) NACHTIGALLSCHLAG. 1910. 27 1/2x36 1/2 inches, 70x92 3/4 cm. G. Schuh & Cie., Munich. Condition B+: creases, foxing and discoloration in margins and image. Paper. Nachtigallschlag (The Song of the Nightingale) was a record label launched by the German Gramophone Company. Employing a sophisticated technique of silhoutte and shadow, Hohlwein represents a nightingale perched on a rose bush against a full moon, beneath a starry sky. As with many of his product advertisements from this period (1908-1911), Hohlwein made minimal use of colors and used thick, sans-serif typography organized as a block at the bottom of the poster. A strikingly efficient image. This copy has very wide margins. DFP-III 1375, Hohlwein / Munich 144.