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An original 1905 Jugend magazine cover (Issue No. 40) featuring Bauernmädchen in Tracht (Peasant Girl in Traditional Costume), a celebrated …
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An original 1905 Jugend magazine cover (Issue No. 40) featuring Bauernmädchen in Tracht (Peasant Girl in Traditional Costume), a celebrated portrait by German painter Walter Thor (1870–1929). Originally painted in 1903, the work was selected as the cover illustration for Jugend, Munich's influential art and literary weekly that gave the German Art Nouveau movement its name—Jugendstil.
Thor was one of Munich's most respected portrait painters, admired for his sensitive realism, refined color palette, and Impressionist-influenced brushwork. His portraits of rural Bavarian life and everyday subjects earned international recognition during the early twentieth century, making this cover a wonderful example of both fine art and historic graphic design. An authentic antique publication from the height of the Jugendstil movement, ideal for collectors of German art, European portraiture, and museum-quality Art Nouveau ephemera.
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- Dimensions
- 9ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 12ʺH
- Styles
- Art Nouveau
- Belle Epoque
- Art Subjects
- Portrait
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- 1900 - 1909
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Lithograph
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Green
- Condition Notes
- Good antique condition with age-related toning, light creasing, edge wear, and handling wear consistent with an original magazine cover over … moreGood antique condition with age-related toning, light creasing, edge wear, and handling wear consistent with an original magazine cover over 120 years old. Please review photographs carefully for complete condition details. less
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