WALTER HOFMANN (1906-1973) AUTRICHE. 1947.
37½x24¾ inches, 95¼x62¾ cm. Josef Eberle, Vienna.
Condition A- / B+: extensive expert airbrushing in margins and around text.
Hofmann studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in his native Vienna. He began his commercial career in the 1930s, and by the 1950s had achieved nationwide fame. Best known for his fetching images of women in bathing suits for Matzner, Kajak and Nivea, during the 1950s his colorful, cheerful posters were ubiquitous and were used to advertise the farmer's union, tourism and scores of other products including ski-wear. This is the French version.