£3.99 – £14.00
Poster: Heilgendamm Poster – Hans Rudi Erdt – 1908
This is a superb early Tennis tournament poster from an era when women were beginning to insist on some of the freedoms that men took for granted. The suffragette movement, the invention of the bicycle, changing fashions and being involved in what were until then considered ‘mens’ sports such as skiing, golf and tennis.
The vintage Tennis poster was created by the artist Hans Rudi Erdt for a Lawn tennis tournament held at the German seaside town of Heiligendamm. It is the oldest seaside spa in continental Europe.
The Poster reads: Lawn-Tennis Turnier Heilgendamm
4-9 August 1908
Unter dem Proteldorate Ihrer Kaiserl. Hoheit der Frau Grossherzogin-Mutter Anastasia von Meddenburg-Schwerin, Grossfüstin v Russland
9 Konkurrenzen
mit u. ohne Vorgabe
Nennungsschluss: Sonnabend 1 August 8 uhr bei der Badeverwaltung Heiligendamm durch welche Auskunft erteilt wird.
Which translates in to English as:
Lawn tennis tournament
4-9 August 1908
Under the price of your Kaiserl. Highness of the Grand Duchess mother Anastasia von Meddenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchess of Russia
9 competitions
with and without specifications
Closing date for entries: Saturday 1st August at 8 a.m. at the Heiligendamm bathing administration, which will provide information.
At the time of listing an original copy of this women’s tennis poster was listed at auction with a guide price of between $5,000 to $7,000.
Our posters are carefully and professionally created from vintage originals. Whilst great care is taken in the production of these posters, we also try to maintain a vintage feel, so there may be small imperfections, fold marks, scuffs, tears or marks that were part of the original poster master. If these do appear they should be visible on the larger views of the item on this listing. The originals of many of the posters we offer can cost many thousands of pounds, so whilst these posters look great, especially framed and mounted on a wall, they are intended as a fun, affordable reproductions and not intended fine art prints.
The 50x70cm version has been specially produced to be used in conjunction with Ikea’s 50x70cm Ribba picture frame which currently retails for around £12. So you can bag a bargain of print and poster for just £22.
These digitally enhanced posters are professionally printed with fade resistant inks on to a thick 300gsm silk poster card.
A4 posters are printed on to 300gsm silk artboard
A3, A2 and 50x70cm posters are printed on to 230gsm poster paper
All posters are despatched by 2nd class Royal Mail.Posters are posted in either a hard backed envelope clearly marked ‘Do Not Bend’ or a sturdy postal tube.
This listing is for prints only, frames shown in any photos are not included in the sale.
| Size | A4, A3, A2, 50x70cm |
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