| Place | Europe: Germany |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ARTV06661 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 67.8 x 44.8 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | chromolithograph on paper |
| Maker |
Pechstein, Max |
| Place made | Germany: Berlin |
| Date made | 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
Die National Versammlung ist der Grundstein der Deutschen Sozialistischen Republik (The National Assembly is the cornerstone of the German Socialist Republic)
Description
This political poster comments on the ordinary man depicted with a trowl on hand laying a foundation stone against a beflagged background. The relates 'The National Assembly, the foundation stone of the German Socialist Republic'. Hermann Max Pechstein (December 31, 1881 – June 29, 1955) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker, and a member of the Die Brücke group.